An Independent Psychometric Evaluation of the PROMS Measure of Music Perception Skills.

ABSTRACT: The Profile of Music Perception Skills (PROMS) is a recently developed measure of perceptual music skills which has been shown to have promising psychometric properties. In this paper we extend the evaluation of its brief version to three kinds of validity using an individual difference approach. The brief PROMS displays good discriminant validity with working memory, given that it does not correlate with backward digit span (r = .04). Moreover, it shows promising criterion validity (association with musical training (r = .45), musicianship status (r = .48), and self-rated musical talent (r = .51)). Finally, its convergent validity, i.e. relation to an unrelated measure of music perception skills, was assessed by correlating the brief PROMS to harmonic closure judgment accuracy. Two indepe

SUBMITTER: Kunert R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4939943 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature