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Discovering structure in auditory input: evidence from Williams syndrome
- Source :
- American journal on intellectual and developmental disabilities. 115(2)
- Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- We examined auditory perception in Williams syndrome by investigating strategies used in organizing sound patterns into coherent units. In Experiment 1, we investigated the streaming of sound sequences into perceptual units, on the basis of pitch cues, in a group of children and adults with Williams syndrome compared to typical controls. We showed that individuals with Williams syndrome were sensitive to the same pitch cues as typical children and adults when streaming these patterns. In Experiment 2, we evaluated differences in reliance on pitch and contour cues in unfamiliar melody perception in a group of adults with Williams syndrome relative to typical control children and adults. Unlike controls who demonstrated greater proficiency when contour cues were available, adults with Williams syndrome showed no such advantage.
- Subjects :
- Auditory perception
Adult
Williams Syndrome
medicine.medical_specialty
Adolescent
media_common.quotation_subject
Audiology
Developmental psychology
Young Adult
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
Perception
Developmental and Educational Psychology
medicine
Humans
Psychoacoustics
Child
Pitch Perception
media_common
Age differences
Cognition
Recognition, Psychology
General Medicine
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
humanities
Developmental disorder
Psychiatry and Mental health
Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
Acoustic Stimulation
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Neurology (clinical)
Williams syndrome
Psychology
psychological phenomena and processes
Music
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 19447515
- Volume :
- 115
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- American journal on intellectual and developmental disabilities
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....afb5dae6ba0ac2001307391c7d468b5e