Transfer of learning across durations and ears in auditory frequency discrimination

Perception and Psychophysics

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 426-436

  Delhommeau, K ^a   Micheyl, C ^b,c   Jouvent, R ^a   Collet, L ^b  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^c MRC COGNITION AND BRAIN SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; FEMALE; HEARING; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; PSYCHOPHYSICS; TIME PERCEPTION;

ADULT; ATTENTION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PITCH DISCRIMINATION; PSYCHOACOUSTICS; TIME PERCEPTION; TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 0036546527     PISSN: 00315117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03194715     Document Type: Article

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