Quiz Ch. 7-8

Question 1

Put these in chronological order: Perception, Cognition, Sensation

Answer 1

Sensation-Perception-Cognition

Question 2

The critical band is:

Answer 2

A region within which two frequencies do not sound as separate pitches.

Question 3

Which theory cannot account for pitches placed below 200 Hz?

Answer 3

Place Theory

Question 4

T or F: All great musicians possess absolute pitch.

Answer 4

False

Question 5

A trained singer can produce a range of how many decibels?

Answer 5

5dB

Question 6

What factors of overtones are important to timbre perception?

Answer 6

Number, frequency, and amplitude.

Question 7

According to Vierordt’s law:

Answer 7

We tend to over-estimate short time intervals, and under-estimate long ones.

Question 8

Pitch is influenced by:

Answer 8

Frequency, Amplitude and Time

Question 9

Volume is:

Answer 9

The psychological perception of tonal space.

Question 10

A high density sound would be:

Answer 10

A piccolo playing in the high register.

Question 11

The Law of Pregnanz is concerned with:

Answer 11

How sensory stimuli are organized in the simplest way possible.

Question 12

Schemata are

Answer 12

Internal mental representations

Question 13

Melodic fission is:

Answer 13

When one instrument appears to create two independent lines by alternating pitches.

Question 14

In term of memory strategies, chunking refers to:

Answer 14

Organizing information into small units or chunks.

Question 15

Statistical learning refers to:

Answer 15

Learning based on frequency of information repetition

Question 16

The implication-realization model:

Answer 16

is an extension of the expectancy theory

Question 17

Tonal pitch space theory

Answer 17

maps tones and chords in space with closely related keys together and distantly related keys farther apart.

Question 18

Dynamic Attending theory

Answer 18

is an explanation for how listeners track musical time

Question 19

The generative theory of tonal music

Answer 19

explains how experienced learners organize music they hear.

Question 20

Based on cross-cultural comparative research, our current understanding is that:

Answer 20

Some cognitive strategies for music listening may be very common, but with many cultural variances.

Question 21

The physical perception of frequency is what psychological perception?

Answer 21

Pitch

Question 22

The physical perception of frequency is what musical perception?

Answer 22

Tonality

Question 23

The physical perception of amplitude is what psychological perception?

Answer 23

Loudness

Question 24

The physical perception of amplitude is what musical perception?

Answer 24

Dynamics

Question 25

The physical perception of Signal shape is what psychological perception?

Answer 25

Timbre

Question 26

The physical perception of signal shape is what musical perception?

Answer 26

Qualitative

Question 27

The physical perception of time is what psychological perception?

Answer 27

Duration

Question 28

The physical perception of time is what musical perception?

Answer 28

Temporal

Question 29

Important aspects of music for language:

Answer 29

Rhythm, Pitch, Statistical Learning

Question 30

Patel’s links between music and language:

Answer 30

Sensory encoding of sound, Processing of melodic contours, Syntactic processing.