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Representational momentum in memory for pitch.

J J Freyd1, M H Kelly, M L DeKay

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of Oregon, Eugene 97403.

Journal of Experimental Psychology. Learning, Memory, and Cognition
|November 1, 1990
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Representational momentum, a forward memory shift, occurs for both visual and auditory stimuli. This phenomenon, similar to physical momentum, is influenced by implied velocity and acceleration in memory.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Auditory Perception
  • Memory Studies

Background:

  • Representational momentum describes a forward memory displacement for stimuli implying motion.
  • Previous research established this for visual stimuli and auditory pitch changes in untrained individuals.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate representational momentum for auditory pitch changes in musically trained individuals.
  • To explore the parallels between auditory and visual representational momentum.
  • To examine the influence of implied velocity and acceleration on auditory momentum.

Main Methods:

  • Replication of previous findings with musically trained participants (Experiment 1).
  • Investigating the velocity effect in auditory momentum (Experiment 2).

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  • Examining the role of implied acceleration (Experiment 3).
  • Analyzing the stopping function for auditory momentum (Experiment 4).

    • Main Results:

    • Forward memory asymmetry for auditory pitch changes was confirmed in musically trained individuals.
    • Auditory representational momentum demonstrated a velocity effect dependent on implied acceleration.
    • The stopping function for auditory momentum was qualitatively similar to that of visual momentum.

    Conclusions:

    • Representational momentum is a robust phenomenon extending to auditory stimuli in trained individuals.
    • Auditory and visual representational momentum share similar parametric properties.
    • Findings support theories of mental representation that incorporate momentum-like principles across sensory modalities.