McKinnon M C, Schellenberg E G
University of Windsor.
Can J Exp Psychol. 1997 Jun;51(2):171-5. doi: 10.1037/1196-1961.51.2.171.
Listeners heard a sequence of five tones presented monaurally, and then made a forced-choice judgement about the sequence's contour (i.e., its pattern of upward and downward shifts in pitch between successive tones). The forced-choice method ensured that contoured judgements were independent of absolute-pitch an interval cues. Performance was better for sequences presented to the left ear (right hemisphere) than it was for sequences presented to the right ear (left hemisphere). This finding provides support for claims of a right-hemisphere bias for the processing of melodic contour.
听众单耳聆听了一系列五个音调，然后对该序列的轮廓（即连续音调之间音高的上升和下降模式）进行强制选择判断。强制选择方法确保轮廓判断独立于绝对音高和音程线索。左耳（右半球）呈现的序列的表现优于右耳（左半球）呈现的序列。这一发现为右半球在旋律轮廓处理上存在偏向的说法提供了支持。
