Training of tonal similarity ratings in non-musicians: A "rapid learning" approach

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 3, Issue MAY, 2012, Pages

  Oechslin, Mathias S ^a   Läge, Damian ^b   Vitouch, Oliver ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KLAGENFURT   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cognitive maps; Expertise; Harmony; Learning; Mental representations; Music; Perceptual learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867122740     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00142     Document Type: Article

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