Memory for musical tones: the impact of tonality and the creation of false memories.

ABSTRACT: Although the relation between tonality and musical memory has been fairly well-studied, less is known regarding the contribution of tonal-schematic expectancies to this relation. Three experiments investigated the influence of tonal expectancies on memory for single tones in a tonal melodic context. In the first experiment, listener responses indicated superior recognition of both expected and unexpected targets in a major tonal context than for moderately expected targets. Importantly, and in support of previous work on false memories, listener responses also revealed a higher false alarm rate for expected than unexpected targets. These results indicate roles for tonal schematic congruency as well as distinctiveness in memory for melodic tones. The second experiment utilized minor melodie

SUBMITTER: Vuvan DT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4054327 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature