Multiple Choice
Suppose a new culture is discovered that has nine notes per octave in their musical scale, as opposed to the seven notes per octave in traditional Western music. What might we predict about their hearing of pitches?
A) They will perceive a wider range of pitches that qualify for a given note.
B) They will perceive a narrower range of pitches that qualify for a given note.
C) They will perceive the same range of pitches that qualify for a given note.
D) After a few moments listening to music in the seven-note Western scale, their hearing of pitches will switch over to the Western scale.
E) They will have difficulty hearing the difference between consonant and dissonant chords.
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