Affective Versus Analytic Perception of Musical Intervals
Published 1 January 1982
Scott Makeig
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Abstract
When I see an apple, what do I experience? Of course I see it at a certain place in space, and of a certain size — both with respect to my body, and with respect to other things in its environment. But at the same time, I see and experience some of its qualities — its shape, its color, etc. And from these, I may get an imagination of its taste.
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