TY - JOUR AU - Simpson, J. AU - Huron, D. PY - 1993/09/01 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - The perception of rhythmic similarity: a test of a modified version of Johnson-Laird's theory JF - Canadian Acoustics JA - Canadian Acoustics VL - 21 IS - 3 SE - Proceedings of the Acoustics Week in Canada DO - UR - https://jcaa.caa-aca.ca/index.php/jcaa/article/view/788 SP - 89-94 AB - In this paper, three tests of a perceptually modified version of Johnson-Laird's theory (1991) are reported. In the first instance, a perceptual experiment is described whose goal was to determine whether listeners perceive rhythms sharing the same prototype as more similar than rhythms of different prototypes. In the second instance, a sample of notated music was examined in order to determine the degree to which actual musical practice conforms to one of several predictions made by Johnson-Laird. In the third instance, a further perceptual experiment is described where listener's perceptions of real music is correlated with prototype analyses. The results provide broad empirical support for Johnson-Laird's theory of rhythmic similarity ER -