Krumhansl and Kessler (1982)studied knowledge and the perception of music by presenting chords (e.g. ,C major)that were followed by individual notes that either came from that scale or did not.Participants rated how well the individual note fit with the chord;the results showed that
A)notes that came from the scale were rated higher than notes that did not come from the scale.
B)notes that came from the scale were rated the same as notes that did not come from the scale.
C)notes that did not come from the scale were rated higher than notes that did come from the scale.

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Krumhansl and Kessler found that notes that came from the scale were rated higher than notes that did not come from the scale, indicating that listeners have knowledge of musical scales and expect notes to fit within those scales.

Krumhansl and Kessler (1982)studied Knowledge and the Perception of Music