Reconsidering evidence for the suppression model of the octave illusion |
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Authors: | Email author" target="_blank">Christopher?D?ChambersEmail author Jason?B?Mattingley Simon?A?Moss |
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Institution: | University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. c.chambers@psych.unimelb.edu.au |
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Abstract: | The octave illusion is elicited by a sequence of tones presented to each ear that continuously alternate in frequency by one
octave, but with high and low frequencies always in different ears. The percept for most listeners is a high pitch in one
ear, alternating with a low pitch in the other ear. The influentialsuppression model of the illusion proposed by Deutsch and Roll (1976) carries three postulates: first, that listeners perceive only the pitch
of the tones presented to their dominant ear; second, that this pitch is heard in whichever ear received the higher frequency
tone; and third, that this apparent dissociation betweenwhat andwhere mechanisms arises from sequential interactions between the tones. In the present article, we reappraise evidence for the
suppression model and demonstrate (1) the incompatibility of the theory with the existing literature on pitch perception,
sound localization, and ear dominance and (2) methodological limitations in studies that have claimed to provide support for
the suppression model. We conclude by proposing an alternative theory of the octave illusion that is based on established
principles of fusion, rather than suppression, between ears. |
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