Is pitch a learned attribute of sounds? Two points in support of Terhardt's pitch theory

Terhardt [J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 55, 1061-1069 (1974)] postulated a pitch perception model wherein a learning stage constitutes an integral part: it is only repeated exposure to patterns of spectral pitch that will generate the percept of virtual pitch (i.e., the residue). Two examples, one clinical an...

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Published inThe Journal of the Acoustical Society of America Vol. 66; no. 4; p. 1210
Main Author Divenyi, P L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.10.1979
Subjects
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural - psychology
Learning
Models, Psychological
Music
Pitch Perception
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Summary:Terhardt [J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 55, 1061-1069 (1974)] postulated a pitch perception model wherein a learning stage constitutes an integral part: it is only repeated exposure to patterns of spectral pitch that will generate the percept of virtual pitch (i.e., the residue). Two examples, one clinical and one musical, are cited to support the idea that perception of the pitch of complex tones represents a case of pattern perception which is acquired with experience.
ISSN:0001-4966
DOI:10.1121/1.383317