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Pomerantz, James R.; Portillo, Mary C. – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 2011
Gestalt phenomena are often so powerful that mere demonstrations can confirm their existence, but Gestalts have proven hard to define and measure. Here we outline a theory of basic Gestalts (TBG) that defines Gestalts as emergent features (EFs). The logic relies on discovering wholes that are more discriminable than are the parts from which they…
Descriptors: Visual Discrimination, Vision, Visual Stimuli, Undergraduate Students
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Hayward, Carol M.; Gromko, Joyce Eastlund – Journal of Research in Music Education, 2009
The purpose of this study was to examine predictors of music sight-reading ability. The authors hypothesized that speed and accuracy of music sight-reading would be predicted by a combination of aural pattern discrimination, spatial-temporal reasoning, and technical proficiency. Participants (N = 70) were wind players in concert bands at a…
Descriptors: Music Reading, Musicians, Vision, Visualization