Thresholds of discomfort for complex stimuli: Acoustic and sound-quality predictors

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1016-1026

  Warner, Rebecca L ^a   Bentler, Ruth A ^a  

^a Speech and Hearing Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Complex stimuli; Loudness discomfort; Sound quality; Threshold of discomfort

Indexed keywords

GLASS;

ACOUSTICS; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYING; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOUDNESS; MALE; MOTORCYCLE; MUSIC; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; QUALITY CONTROL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SANITATION; SOUND INTENSITY; TELEPHONE;

EID: 0036788593     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2002/082)     Document Type: Article

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