The natural tendency to relate sounds to supposed sources and causes, and to relate sounds to each other because they appear to have shared or associated origins. (Source - Denis Smalley (1994). Defining Timbre, Refining Timbre. Contemporary Music Review Vol. 10, Part 2. London: Harwood.)
See also:
Causality, Source RecognitionBibliography: MacDonald, Alistair (1995). Performance Practice in the Presentation of Electroacoustic Music
SMALLEY, Denis (1992a). Can electroacoustic music be analysed? (La musica elettroacustica puņ essere analizzata?)
Smalley, Denis (2007). Space-form and the acousmatic image

