Auditory imagery and the poor-pitch singer

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 747-753

  Pfordresher, Peter Q ^a   Halpern, Andrea R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Auditory imagery; Perception and action; Poor pitch singing; Vocal imitation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; IMAGINATION; IMITATION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; PITCH DISCRIMINATION; PITCH PERCEPTION; SINGING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880725227     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: 15315320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/s13423-013-0401-8     Document Type: Article

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