Pitch discriminability is judged by binomial-significant forced-choice correctness

Evidence

Pitch relates to the perceived position of a sound on a scale from low to high, and its formal definition by the American National Standards Institute (1960) is couched in these terms as: “pitch is that attribute of auditory sensation in terms of which sounds may be ordered on a scale extending from low to high.” The measurement of pitch is therefore “subjective” because it requires a human listener (the “subject”) to make a perceptual judgment. — David M. Howard, Jamie Angus, Acoustics and Psychoacoustics, 824 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Electrode pairs are judged discriminable by binomial significance on pitch ranking — Dijk, Pim van, Physiology, Psychoacoustics and…, 2070; Modern pitch research relies on discrimination tasks because subjective pitch ratings are problematic — Jennifer Lentz, Psychoacoustics- Perception of Normal…, 1257; Pitch measurement inherently requires subjective listener judgments — David M. Howard, Jamie Angus, Acoustics and Psychoacoustics, 824 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Pitch measurement inherently requires subjective listener judgments #complicates (0.72) — David M. Howard, Jamie Angus, Acoustics and Psychoacoustics, 824