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Two rhythm forms were analyzed, the trochaic and the dactylic, the series of sounds being given by hammer-falls of 7/8 and 1/8 inch for accented and unaccented elements respectively. In each experiment full and syncopated measures alternated regularly with each other in continuous succession, giving the forms
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The initiation of the series was in every case determined by chance. Six observers took part in the work with trochaic forms, five in that with dactylic. The quantitative results are given in the following tables, in each of which the relations of duration, position and stress are included.
TABLE LVI.
TROCHAIC FORM.
| Ratio of 1st to 2d Group. | Second Group Judged to be 2d Group | Apparent Accentuation of Second Group. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| + | = | - | Final | + | = | - | |
| 1.000 : 1.000 | 55.5% | 44.4% | 100% | 71.5% | 28.5% | ||
| 1.000 : 0.946 | 83.3 | 16.6% | 100 | 30.0 | 70.0 | ||
| 1.000 : 0.895 | 66.6 | 11.1 | 22.2 | 100 | 30.0 | 60.0 | 10.0% |
| 1.000 : 0.846 | 16.6 | 41.6 | 41.6 | 100 | 40.0 | 60.0 | |
| 1.000 : 0.800 | 16.6 | 41.6 | 41.6 | 100 | 40.0 | 60.0 | |
| 1.000 : 0.756 | 49.9 | 24.9 | 24.9 | 100 | 40.0 | 60.0 | |
| 1.000 : 0.714 | 16.6 | 41.6 | 41.6 | 100 | 20.0 | 80.0 | |