Table 7.
Correlations between speech prosody and visuospatial perception, music perception and possible confounding variables.
| Word stress | Visuospatial | Music perception (total) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pitch perception: change trials (df = 59) | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.31* |
| No change trials (df = 59) | −0.06 | 0.07 | −0.15 |
| All trials (df = 59) | −0.08 | 0.14 | 0.09 |
| Pitch discrimination threshold (df = 59) | −0.13 | −0.03 | −0.32** |
| Auditory working memory (df = 59) | 0.26* | 0.10 | 0.10 |
| Digit span forwards (df = 59) | 0.26* | 0.07 | 0.07 |
| Digin span backwards (df = 59) | 0.13 | 0.11 | 0.06 |
| Music education (years) (df = 51) | 0.12 | 0.02 | 0.32* |
| General education (years) (df = 56) | 0.08 | −0.11 | 0.10 |
p < 0.01;
p < 0.05.