The subjective size of melodic intervals over a two-octave range

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1068-1075

  Russo, Frank A ^a   Thompson, William Forde ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 33646748501     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03206445     Document Type: Review

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