Perceptual Magnetic Effect for Pitch Perception in Musicians

The perceptual magnetic effects phenomenon has been well studied in the field of language research, however, in the musical pitch perception field yet, so far only a few inconsistent findings. Discrete prototypes of pitch perception are made by enculturation implicit with regard to the scale systems predominant in one's own culture educated. Discrete prototypes of pitch perception are made by enculturation implicit with regard to the scale systems predominant in one's own culture educated. Example: In a piece of music in the C major scale, the scale's own tone G appears in impure intonation, i.e. the frequency of the sound is not congruent with the of the prototypical G, however close, we will use the class “tonality” still perceive as G. A previous research for non-musicians proved the presence of perceptual magnetic effects conflicting findings regarding the perception of professional musicians, some data suggests perceptual magnetic effects are present, while other data suggests a reverse effect as a slight deviation from the prototype even is increasingly perceived. Unfortunately, the previous studies are few, and sample sizes are not conclusive. This study hypothesizes that in music both effects are perceptual, one decrease or an increase in the distance from the prototype can occur, but it depends on the instrument being played which cognitive strategy prevails. This is how it is for tunable instruments (e.g. Strings, voice) more relevant to be able to detect intonation fluctuations finely than for non-tunable instruments (e.g. piano). The experiment should therefore use an experimental method that is already established in the literature Paradigm in which manipulated triads are played to the participants and are to be classified from these, through an interactive point-recruited online Survey to be systematically expanded to a larger sample, with a Group distinction will not only be made in musicians and non-musicians but the musicians according to groups of instruments are grouped more differentiated. The trial is intended to be registered at Leibniz Institute for Psychology.