The effects of cognitive set on the skin conductance orienting response to tones of the pitch of musical notes

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Abstract

The present study examined the effects of cognitive set on the skin conductance orienting response (SCR OR). Three tones, corresponding in pitch to notes C, E, and G on the musical scale, were used. Subjects were first presented with pairs of C and E tones until a habituation criterion was reached. Following this, they were given another pairs of C and G tones until a habituation criterion. Twenty-eight female college volunteers were divided into two groups, according to their cognitive set perceiving tones as simple physical tones or as musical notes, that is, Tone Group (N=15) and Musical Scale Group (N=13). The results indicated that Musical Scale Group showed significantly slower habituation to both pairs of tones and more pronounced SCR OR to the change in tone pairing compared to Tone Group.

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  • CRID
    1390282680435056768
  • NII Article ID
    130004709383
  • DOI
    10.5674/jjppp1983.11.31
  • ISSN
    02892405
  • Text Lang
    en
  • Data Source
    • JaLC
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    • CiNii Articles
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