Perceptual Structure Experiment

There are two parts to this experiment. In the first part, you will hear five full themes played three times each. For each presentation of the five themes, you will perform a different task. In the second part, you will hear 40 pairs of excerpts from the themes. You will then answer questions for each pair.

Step 1.a: Familiarity

How familiar is this excerpt to you?

Click on the play button to hear the excerpt and then rate the degree of familiarity by clicking on a numbered button.

Step 1.b: Segmentation

Click on the play button to hear the excerpt. As you are listening, click on the "Segment" button each time you hear the onset of a new musical idea.

Step 1.c: Description

How well does this musical excerpt evoke the verbal description?

Familiarity Test Results

You can see the results for each theme heard in Step 1.a. For each theme, the first number represents the value you chose (1 to 7). M represents the average value +/- the standard deviation (a measure of the spread of responses) given by the listeners in our experiment.

Segmentation Test Results

The segments you indicated (1b.) are shown for each theme. Click and hold your mouse on each icon to hear the segment.

Description Test Results

You can see the results for each theme heard in Step 1.c. For each theme, the first number represents the value you chose (1 to 7). M represents the average value +/- the standard deviation (a measure of the spread of responses) given by the listeners in our experiment.

Step 2.a: Pairs

Do these two excerpts belong to the same theme?

Step 2.b: Sorting

Which one occurs first in the theme?

Results

Click and hold the mouse on play buttons to hear the excerpts

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