Robitaille, Kerry L
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Audience: Undergraduate. -- Dissertation: Thesis (B. A.). -- Algoma University, 1991. -- Submitted in partial fulfillment of course requirements for PSYC 4105. -- Includes figures and tables. -- Contents: Literature review / Thesis.
Synesthesia is dinfined as the simultaneous response to a stimulus in more than one sensory mode when sensations belonging to one sense attach to sensations of another sense and appear regularly whenever a stimulus of the latter type occurs (Karwoski & Odbert, 1938). Some contemporary theorists believe this definition of synesthesia is too rigid (Melara & O'Brien, 1987, Marks, 1987). Previous research in this area has been observational or subjective in nature. In the current study 72 subjects rated pictures on a 5-point scale (soothing to harsh) while being exposed to "soothing" or "harsh" music in a repeated measures design. It was predicted that the music would have an effect on perception of the pictures, with pictures perceived as soothing or harsh depending on the music presented. The findings demonstrate a significant interaction between picture perception and the music presented.