Effect of Frequency Ratio on Infants' and Adults' Discrimination of Simultaneous Intervals

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1427-1438

  Trainor, Laurel J ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PSYCHOPHYSICS;

ADULT; ATTENTION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PITCH DISCRIMINATION; PSYCHOACOUSTICS;

EID: 0031255533     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0096-1523.23.5.1427     Document Type: Article

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