Dr. Peter Q. Pfordresher

Dr. Peter Q. Pfordresher

Associate Professor, Cognitive Area Head
Ph.D., Ohio State University
Office: 355 Park Hall
Phone: (716) 645-0234
E-mail: pqp@buffalo.edu

Url: Auditory perception and action labortaory

 

Summary of Research Interests:

I am interested in the way in which the mind organizes sequences of events in real time during production and perception. I am particularly interested in musical behaviors and the degree to which music shares cognitive and neural resources with other sequential behaviors such as language. Specific research programs include the way in which people use the sounds they create (auditory feedback) to maintain fluency in production, individual differences in the vocal imitation of pitch, the role of memory retrieval in production, and the way in which sequence structure guides the perception of sequences.

Representative Publications:

Book:

  • Tan, S. L., Pfordresher, P. Q., & Harré, R. (under contract). Psychology of music: From sound to significance. London : Routledge and Psychology Press.

Journal Articles:

  • Pfordresher, P. Q., Brown, S., (2009). Enhanced production and perception of musical pitch in tone language speakers. Attention, Perception & Psychophysics, 71, 1385-1398.
  • Pfordresher, P. Q. (2008). Auditory feedback in music performance: The role of transition-based similarity. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 34, 708-725.
  • Pfordresher, P. Q. & Brown, S. (2007). Poor-pitch singing in the absence of “tone deafness.” Music Perception, 25, 95-115.
  • Pfordresher, P. Q. Palmer, C., & Jungers, M. (2007).  Speed, accuracy, and serial order in sequence production. Cognitive Science, 31. 63-98.
  • Pfordresher, P. Q. & Palmer C. (2006). Effects of hearing the past, present, or future during music performance. Perception & Psychophysics, 68, 362-376.
  • Pfordresher, P.Q. (2003b).  Auditory feedback in music performance: Evidence for a dissociation of sequencing and timing. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 29, 949-964.
  • Pfordresher, P.Q. (2003a).  The role of melodic and rhythmic accents in musical structure. Music Perception, 20, 431-464.