Individual differences in the perception of melodic contours and pitch-accent timing in speech: Support for domain-generality of pitch processing

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

Volumn 144, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 730-736

  Morrill, Tuuli H ^a   Devin McAuley, J ^b   Dilley, Laura C ^b   Hambrick, David Z ^b  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive ability; Individual differences; Music; Speech perception

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COGNITION; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSIC; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; SPEECH; SPEECH PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSIC; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PITCH PERCEPTION; SPEECH; SPEECH PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84938094228     PISSN: 00963445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/xge0000081     Document Type: Article

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