A Naive Minority of One and Deliberate Majority Mismatches of Tonal Stimuli
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10199853 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rudolf E Radocy (The University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1975 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 120-133 |
| Publication date | 1975-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Research in Music Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-4294 • E-ISSN: 1945-0095 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3345285 |
| OpenAlex | W2056101202 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
Individual conformity to deliberately erroneous majority judgments of pitch and loudness was investigated. A group of 136 university music students, randomly assigned to experimental or control groups, evaluated 18 pitch or loudness items by publicly indicating, after hearing responses of four confederates, which of three tones matched a standard. Results included a .30 overall conformity rate in the experimental group for pitch and a .49 rate for loudness. Comparisons between groups and intrapersonal comparisons generally are highly significant. It was concluded that music students may defy their sensory inputs and yield to erroneous peer judgments. Results of other studies suggesting greater conformity with more ambiguous stimuli are partially confirmed
Audiology · Conformity · Interpersonal communication · Intrapersonal communication · Loudness · Diverse Music Education Insights · Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation · Neuroscience and Music Perception · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.08 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1988 - 2017 (30) |
| Highly cited | No |