The Psychology of Sound

Originally published in 1917, this book was written to provide a purely psychological analysis and theory of the process of hearing. The text begins with a discussion of auditory sensations and their attributes, before moving through areas relating to melody, the formation of scales and psychological theories of hearing. A bibliography and explanatory notes are also provided. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in experimental psychology and the history of psychology.

Preface; Introduction; 1. Auditory sensations and their attributes; 2. The analysis of bi-tonal masses; 3. Distance and interval; 4. The analysis of tonal sequences; 5. The further study of tonal masses; 6. Melody; 7. The formation of scales; 8. Physiological theories of hearing; 9. Binaural hearing; 10. Summary; 11. Short summary; 12. Untechnical accounts of results; 13. 'Pure' psychology; Works cited; Appendix; Index of authors; Index of subjects.