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Changes in pitch are perceived by a high proportion of Ss exposed to repetitive pure-tone stimulation. Phantom frequency shifts resemble verbal alternation experienced under repetitive word stimulation (Warren-Gregory effect). Form of instructions and sex of S influence the onset and extent of auditory instability. Frequency of stimulus and subjective set are added to factors basic to the instability of stabilized auditory images.
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Fenelon, B., Blayden, J.A. Stability of auditory perception of words and pure tones under repetitive stimulation in neutral and suggestibility conditions. Psychon Sci 13, 285–286 (1968). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03342588
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