Good pitch memory is widespread

Psychological Science

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 262-266

  Schellenberg, E Glenn ^a   Trehub, Sandra E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; MUSIC; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOPHYSICS; RECALL; SOUND DETECTION; STUDENT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MUSIC; PITCH DISCRIMINATION; PSYCHOACOUSTICS; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SOUND SPECTROGRAPHY; STUDENTS;

EID: 0042779719     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9280.03432     Document Type: Article

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