A NOTE ON THE PERCEPTUAL GROUPING OF RHYTHMIC SEQUENCES

The purpose of this experiment was to study the conditions under which rhythmical sequences are perceptually organized into groups. The spec ific aim was to manipulate the upper temporal limits of perceptual gro uping-intervals and the number of group constituents. Results showed t hat perceptual grouping of events that span more than 1800 ms is seldo m accomplished and that grouping occurs when intervals contain up to s even constituents, which was the maximum number used in the study.