Search results for "perception."

At the interface between sensation and emotion : perceived qualities of single chords

2017

The focus of this dissertation is to investigate the perception of single chords, both in terms of perceived emotions and psychoacoustic qualities. Previous empirical research on harmony perception has mainly been concerned with horizontal aspects of harmony: studies focusing on vertical harmony perception have been rare. The current work aims to fill some of the still evident gaps between musicology, music psychology, and psychoacoustics with regard to single chord perception by combining both empirical and theoretical approaches. The work comprises three publications, based on two large-scale empirical experiments conducted with the aim of drawing the attention of both expert and inexpert…

Perception of basic emotions in clinical improvisations : an experimental study

2016

Recently the Finnish music therapy research has focused on therapy of clients with depression. In music psychology the global interest in felt and perceived emotions in music has been a clear trend for two to three decades. This experimental study shares the interests of both fields by examining perceived emotions in improvised music from music therapy sessions. In the experiment, participants (n=29), who were professional music therapists (n=14) and music therapy students (n=15), were asked to listen to 21 short excerpts from seven improvisations that clients with depression have played in their therapy. Meanwhile or after each excerpt, participants were asked to rate the strength of each …

Evaluation of perceptual sound compression with regard toperceived quality and compression methods

2006

Masteroppgave i informasjons- og kommunikasjonsteknologi 2006 - Høgskolen i Agder, Grimstad

De la perception de la voyelle /y/ chez des apprenants polonais du français langue étrangère

2019

The main objective of this study is to test the perception of the vowel /y/ among the Polish learners of FLE, as it does not exist in their natural vowel system. We defend the hypothesis that optimal perception conditions can make the identification and acquisition of new sounds more intelligible.

Effect of Cycloplegia on Blur Perception Thresholds as Measured by Source Method

2017

Abstract One of the advantages of a source method over observer method in blur perception measurements is better control of a stimulus blur level, which is achieved with computerised image processing unlike the observer method that requires optical defocusing of the observer. The aim of this study was to determine if paralysation of accommodation has effect on blur perception thresholds, thereby evaluating its necessity in such experiments. Blur perception thresholds (just noticeable blur, clear image, recognition, and non-resolvable blur thresholds) were evaluated with (using cycloplegia) and without paralysed accommodation to determine effect on blur perception. A computerised low-pass sp…

Assessing risk perception over recidivist traffic offenders from a multi-group approach: how gendered could it be?

2022

ABSTRACT Objective: The core aim of this study was to examine the predictive role of demographic, psychosocial and driving features of Spanish drivers on their risk perception over recidivist traffic offenders, focusing on gender as a key differentiating factor. Method: For this cross-sectional study, it was analyzed the data gathered from a nationwide sample of 1,711 licensed drivers from the 17 regions of Spain (49% females, 51% males) with a mean age of 40.07 years, responding to a telephone-based interview on road safety issues. Demographic, driving-related and psychosocial factors were comparatively analyzed through robust tests and a bias-corrected MGSEM (Multi-Group Structural Equati…

Coping with Uncertainty in an Agile Systems Development Course

2018

Uncertain and ambiguous environments are commonplace in information systems development (ISD) projects, and while different Agile frameworks welcome changes in organizational, technical, and business environments, the incurred uncertainty is known to negatively affect the development process and the quality of the final product. The effects of uncertainty on ISD projects have been studied in the past in real organizational contexts, but the effects of uncertainty on students in Agile systems development have received less attention from scholars. In this study, we measured the effects of experienced uncertainty on students’ performance in an Agile systems development course and how uncertai…

Merleau-Ponty. Perception, style et métaphoricité du monde

2007

Vaya valla! The phenomenon of "yeísmo" in oral Spanish in Valencia

2016

En los últimos años, el fenómeno del yeísmo ha sido abordado desde diferentes perspectivas; una de ellas es la sociolingüística, a la que nuestro trabajo pretende contribuir. El objetivo de este artículo es presentar cómo evoluciona el proceso fonético de deslateralización del fonema /ʎ/ a favor de /ʝ/ en el castellano de la comunidad de habla bilingüe de Valencia y su área metropolitana. Tradicionalmente se ha señalado que Valencia mantenía la diferenciación entre la lateral y fricativa palatales, pero estudios recientes dan cuenta de la introducción y expansión del yeísmo en determinadas comarcas bilingües de la Comunidad Valenciana. En el análisis sociolingüístico realizado actúan grupos…

Sāpju intensitāte atkarībā no subjektīvā laika

2018

Darba mērķis bija noskaidrot, vai maldinoša laika reprezentācija, ietekmē sāpju intensitātes uztveri. Darba hipotēze bija, vai manipulējot ar subjektīvā laika uztveri jeb rādot maldinošu laika reprezentāciju, samazināsies sāpju intensitāte. Pirmās eksperimentālās grupas rādītāji ir M = 5,15, SD = 1,24, šie rādītāji salīdzinājumā ar otro eksperimentālo grupu ir augstāki M = 4,18, SD = 1,19, darba hipotēze tika apstiprināta. Kopā pētījumā bija 58 dalībnieki, 35 vīrieši, vecums M = 22,40, SD = 2,49 un 23 sievietes, vecums M = 24,52, SD = 4,11. Bija dubultaklais pētījuma dizains ar divām eksperimentālām grupām, pirmā eksperimentālā grupa (n = 28) un otrā eksperimentālā grupa (n = 30). Darba aut…