The Psychology of Sound
The Psychology of Sound
Henry J. Watt
January 2014
Paperback
9781107649897
£29.99
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Originally published in 1917, this book was written to provide a purely psychological analysis and theory of the process of hearing. The text begins with a discussion of auditory sensations and their attributes, before moving through areas relating to melody, the formation of scales and psychological theories of hearing. A bibliography and explanatory notes are also provided. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in experimental psychology and the history of psychology.
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January 2014Paperback
9781107649897
250 pages
230 × 153 × 18 mm
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Table of Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1. Auditory sensations and their attributes
- 2. The analysis of bi-tonal masses
- 3. Distance and interval
- 4. The analysis of tonal sequences
- 5. The further study of tonal masses
- 6. Melody
- 7. The formation of scales
- 8. Physiological theories of hearing
- 9. Binaural hearing
- 10. Summary
- 11. Short summary
- 12. Untechnical accounts of results
- 13. 'Pure' psychology
- Works cited
- Appendix
- Index of authors
- Index of subjects.
