Lateral advantages in same-different comparison of two-note, dichotically presented chords to a successively-presented probe

Author(s): Burton, A., Burton, E.

Journal/Book: Neuropsychologia. 1997; 35: The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford, England OX5 1GB. Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd. 177-182.

Abstract: An experiment is reported which examines same-different comparison of dichotically presented, two-tone chords to a probe. A prediction of a fast 'same' response indicative of holistic processing was tested. Stimuli and probes were systematically related by similarity relationships established in a previous experiment. No evidence was found for fast 'same' responding overall or on either ear, but a right ear advantage for the making of difficult 'different' decisions was found for accuracy. It is argued that the concepts of analytic and holistic processing may require some redefinition and a preliminary account is offered in terms of Krueger's [23] noisy operator model.

Note: Article Esgate A, Univ Westminster, Div Psychol, 309 Regent St, London W1R 8AL, ENGLAND

Keyword(s): dichotic listening; analytical and holistic processing; CEREBRAL HEMISPHERES; VISUAL-SEARCH; SIMILARITY; FEATURES

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