Abstract
STUDIED THE PITCH DISCRIMINATION PERFORMANCE OF 168 1ST, 2ND, AND 3RD GRADERS IN A NATURAL CLASSROOM SETTING. SS JUDGED PAIRS OF PURE TONES PRESENTED BY A TAPE RECORDER AS EITHER THE SAME OR DIFFERENT. THE STANDARD RANGED FROM 390-440 CPS WHILE THE INTERVAL BETWEEN THE STANDARD AND THE COMPARISON RANGED FROM 1/3 OF A 1/2-STEP TO A MAJOR 6TH. 68% OF THE SS DISCRIMINATED INTERVALS AS LARGE AS AND LARGER THAN A 1/2-STEP; HOWEVER, 4% DID NOT DISCRIMINATE DIFFERENCES AS LARGE AS A 6TH. PERFORMANCE IMPROVED FROM THE 1ST-3RD GRADES. PERFORMANCE DID NOT CHANGE WITHIN THE 30-MIN TESTING PERIOD. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved).
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 315-318 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of Educational Psychology |
Volume | 58 |
Issue number | 6 PART 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 1967 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- PITCH/OF, AGE DIFFERENCES, 1ST-3RD GRADERS
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Education
- Developmental and Educational Psychology