A Mechanism of Subjective Similarity
Hannes Eisler, Gösta Ekman · Nordisk Psykologi · 1959
SUMMARYThe mechanism of perception of similarity in the dimension of pitch was investigated. Similarity estimates were obtained and a pitch scale was constructed. It was shown that subjective similarity between two tones of equal loudness is equal to the ratio between the lower pitch and the average of the two pitch values. This relation is in a general agreement with Helson's concept of adaption level.