Patel & Demorest (2013) — Cultural influences on auditory perception

What was the aim of Patel and Demorest (2013)?

To investigate how culture influences music perception

What type of source was this?

A review of cross-cultural music research

What was the main focus required for QCAA?

Infant research

Why were infants studied?

To compare musical perception before and after cultural learning

How were participants studied?

By responding to musical sounds and completing perception tasks

What was compared?

Infants and adults from different cultural backgrounds

How did infants generally differ from adults?

Infants showed fewer cultural preferences

How easily could infant preferences change?

Brief exposure to unfamiliar music could change them

How did culture affect emotional perception of music?

Results were mixed

How did culture affect musical structure perception?

Familiarity sometimes improved perception

What was the key finding about musical memory?

People recognised unfamiliar music better when it was culturally familiar

What was the main conclusion?

Culture influences auditory perception