We investigated perceived timing in auditory rate perception using a reproduction task. The study aimed to test (a) whether central tendency occurs in rate perception, as shown for interval timing, and (b) whether rate is perceived independently on each trial or shows a serial dependence, as shown for other perceptual attributes. Participants were well able to indicate perceived rate as reproduced and presented rates were linearly related with a slope that approached unity, although tapping significantly overestimated presented rates. While the slopes approached unity, they were significantly less than 1, indicating a central tendency in which reproduced rates tended towards the mean of the presented range. We tested for serial dependency by seeing if current trial rate reproductions depended on the preceding rate. In two conditions, a positive dependence was observed. A third condition in which participants withheld responses on every second trial produced a negative dependency. These results suggest separate components of serial dependence linked to stimulus and response: Withholding responses reveals a negative perceptual effect, whereas making responses adds a stronger positive effect that is postperceptual and makes the combined effect positive. Together, these data show that auditory rate perception exhibits both central tendency and serial dependence effects.

我们调查了使用生殖任务在听觉感知中的感知时机。该研究旨在测试（a）在速率感知中是否出现中心趋势，如间隔时间所示；以及（b）在每项试验中是否独立感知速率或显示出序列依赖性，如其他感知属性所示。与会者能够很好地表明已再现的感知速率，并且呈现速率与接近统一的斜率呈线性关系，尽管挖掘了明显高估的呈现速率。当斜率趋于统一时，它们显着小于1，表明出现了中心趋势，即复制速率趋向于所显示范围的平均值。我们通过查看当前的试验速率复制是否取决于先前的速率来测试串行依赖性。在两个条件下 观察到正依赖性。第三个条件，即参与者每隔第二次试验都拒绝回答，就会产生负面依赖性。这些结果表明与刺激和反应相关的系列依赖的独立组成部分：抑制反应显示出负面的知觉效果，而做出反应则增加了感知后的积极效果，并使综合效果为积极。这些数据加在一起表明，听觉速率感知既表现出集中趋势又表现出系列依赖性效应。而做出回应会增加感知后的积极效果，并使综合效果积极。这些数据加在一起表明，听觉速率感知既表现出集中趋势又表现出系列依赖性效应。而做出回应会增加感知后的积极效果，并使综合效果积极。这些数据加在一起表明，听觉速率感知既表现出集中趋势又表现出系列依赖性效应。