Serial position effects [manuscript] : Initial uncertainty and effects of pre-contest presentations to evaluation of music
| dc.contributor.author | Jan Imamanuel C. Bonita | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-05-25T02:45:39Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-05-25T02:45:39Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Serial position effect implies an effect of temporal and/or spatial position to evaluation of an option in a series, and has been found in literature to be either advantageous or disadvantageous depending on the position. In musical competitions, judges are expected to be as unbiased as possible, but may still be affected bu such extraneous variables as serial position. The pairwise Comparison Model explains this evaluative inefficiency as an effect of comparison biases the judges make as the series progresses. Judges' initial uncertainty also seems to affect evaluation, especially the first option. The main objectives of this study are to describe the effect in musical contexts and propose a way to lessen the disadvantage from judges'initial uncertainty. Two experiments were conducted. Experiment 1 tests the hypothesis that serial position affects evaluation for same and different recorded music performances. Participants listened and judged two songs in order, either same or different, with the different songs counterbalanced. Experiment 2 tests the proposed pre-contest presentations (PCP) for lessening the disadvantageous effect of initial uncertainty. Participants listened and judged four recorded vocal solo performances, preceded with sample audio performances of other singers, with excerpts from the actual audio to be evaluated, or none (control). Ratings using the provided criteria were analyzed. Serial position affects ratings for same audios, but has more unpredictable effects for different audios due to difference in quality. PCP excerpted from the actual performances significantly affects ratings for the first singer as compared to control, suggesting a lessened disadvantageous effect of initial uncertainty. Possible explanations and implications are discussed. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://granarium.clsu.edu.ph/handle/123456789/1390 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.relation.supervisor | ROBINSON/Z. LUMONTOD III | |
| dc.title | Serial position effects [manuscript] : Initial uncertainty and effects of pre-contest presentations to evaluation of music | |
| dc.type | Thesis |