Psychology: Research and Review
Table 4 The twelve tones used as stimuli and the respective test stimuli, with the irrelevant tones that were presented during the retention interval. The test stimulus could be the same as the memorized one, or being a semitone above (↑) or below (↓) the memorized one in the “different” trials
From: Irrelevant sound interference on phonological and tonal working memory in musicians and nonmusicians
Stimulus | Sequence of irrelevant stimuli | Test | Type | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F#3 | C3 | G4 | A3 | B3 | D4 | A#3 | F3 ↓ | Different |
E3 | F#2 | F4 | A2 | G3 | B3 | G#3 | D#3 ↓ | Different |
F3 | G#2 | F#4 | B2 | C#3 | A3 | D4 | E3 ↓ | Different |
G3 | F4 | F#4 | D#4 | C4 | E3 | B2 | G#3 ↑ | Different |
A3 | E4 | G#4 | C#4 | F#3 | D3 | B2 | A#3 ↑ | Different |
B3 | G2 | A#4 | A2 | C#3 | D#3 | F4 | C4 ↑ | Different |
C4 | G3 | B4 | F4 | D#4 | A3 | G#3 | C4 | Same |
C#3 | G2 | D4 | A#2 | D#3 | F3 | D4 | C#3 | Same |
D3 | C4 | C#4 | E4 | A#3 | B3 | G3 | D3 | Same |
A#3 | F#2 | A4 | G#2 | C3 | D3 | F3 | A#3 | Same |
G#3 | E4 | A4 | D4 | D#3 | C3 | A2 | G#3 | Same |
D#3 | B2 | E4 | G#3 | C4 | E4 | A#3 | D#3 | Same |