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In a review of major trends in serial pattern research, the issue of structural ambiguity and its relationship to representations of hierarchical and nonhierarchical patterns is considered. Also discussed is the role of various kinds of serial rules that can relate events within a sequence (e.g., nominal, ordinal, interval rules), as well as new developments in representing time relationships. Some practical problems that arise in the study of perception of serial structure are shown to involve its formal specification and the enlistment of appropriate controls. Major pitfalls are illustrated using recent research with music-like patterns (e.g., Deutsch, 1980).
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This research was sponsored by Grant BNS-78-06997 awarded to the author by the National Science Foundation.
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Jones, M.R. A tutorial on some issues and methods in serial pattern research. Perception & Psychophysics 30, 492–504 (1981). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03204846
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