What's Up with High- and Low-Pitched Sounds? Reference Frames used in the Crossmodal Correspondence Between Auditory Pitch and Visuospatical Height

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dc.contributor.advisorHarris, Laurence
dc.creatorCarnevale, Michael James
dc.date.accessioned2015-08-28T15:20:37Z
dc.date.available2015-08-28T15:20:37Z
dc.date.copyright2015-01-12
dc.date.issued2015-08-28
dc.date.updated2015-08-28T15:20:37Z
dc.degree.disciplinePsychology (Functional Area: Brain, Behaviour & Cognitive Sciences
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMA - Master of Arts
dc.description.abstractLow- and high-pitched sounds are perceptually associated with low and high visuospatial elevations, respectively. The spatial properties of this association are not well understood so two experiments were performed to investigate the following questions. Can low and high tones be used as spatial cues to upright for self-orientation? And what spatial frame(s) of reference is used to perceptually bind these crossmodal features? In experiment 1, participants’ Perceptual Upright (PU) was measured with and without presented auditory orientation cues but there was no effect of sound. In experiment 2, the biasing effects of ascending and descending tones on ambiguous visual motion was measured when presented along both the gravitational and body reference frames, while participants sat either upright or laid on their side. There were effects of sound along both reference frames. A model predicting the axis of optimal association tentatively explains the findings of experiments 1 and 2.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/29999
dc.language.isoen
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dc.subjectPsychology
dc.subjectNeurosciences
dc.subject.keywordsAuditory
dc.subject.keywordsLocalization
dc.subject.keywordsFrequency
dc.subject.keywordsVisuospatial
dc.subject.keywordsVisual elevation
dc.subject.keywordsSound
dc.subject.keywordsVisual height
dc.titleWhat's Up with High- and Low-Pitched Sounds? Reference Frames used in the Crossmodal Correspondence Between Auditory Pitch and Visuospatical Height
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertationen_US

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