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Stewart, Neil, 1974- and Brown, G. D. A. (Gordon D. A.). (2004) Sequence effects in the categorization of tones varying in frequency. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, Vol.30 (No.2). pp. 416-430. ISSN 0278-7393

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0278-7393.30.2.416

Abstract

In contrast to exemplar and decision-bound categorization models, the memory and contrast models described here do not assume that long-term representations of stimulus magnitudes are available. Instead, stimuli are assumed to be categorized using only their differences from a few recent stimuli. To test this alternative, the authors examined sequential effects in a binary categorization of 10 tones varying in frequency. Stimuli up to 2 trials back in the sequence had a significant effect on the response to the current stimulus. The effects of previous stimuli interacted with one another. A memory and contrast model, according to which only ordinal information about the differences between the current stimulus and recent preceding stimuli is used, best accounted for these data

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	M Music and Books on Music > M Music B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions:	Faculty of Science > Psychology
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Categorization (Psychology), Musical pitch, Music -- Acoustics and physics, Decision making -- Testing
Journal or Publication Title:	Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition
Publisher:	American Psychological Association
ISSN:	0278-7393
Date:	March 2004
Volume:	Vol.30
Number:	No.2
Page Range:	pp. 416-430
Identification Number:	10.1037/0278-7393.30.2.416
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Access rights to Published version:	Open Access
Funder:	Economic and Social Research Council (Great Britain) (ESRC)
Grant number:	R000239531 (ESRC)
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URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/621