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Differences in the types of musical regularities learnt in incidental and intentional learning conditions

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posted on 2023-06-07, 18:55 authored by G Kuhn, Zoltan DienesZoltan Dienes
Several studies have found learning of biconditional grammars only under intentional rule-search conditions (e.g., Johnstone & Shanks, 2001). Memorization of strings merely led to the learning of chunks. We used a musical grammar, a diatonic inversion, that is a type of biconditional grammar. Participants either were required to memorize a set of grammatical tunes (incidental learning), or were asked to search for the underlying rule whilst being given feedback about their performance (intentional learning). The results showed that participants in the incidental-learning condition did not learn the inversion rule and merely acquired explicit knowledge about chunks. However, participants in the intentional-learning condition learnt both the inversion rule and chunks.

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  • Published

Journal

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

ISSN

1747-0218

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Issue

10

Volume

59

Page range

1725-1744

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  • Psychology Publications

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  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2012-02-06

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