Learning effects associated with repeated word-recognition measures using sentence materials

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 329-336

  Wilson, Richard H ^a   Bell, Theodore S ^b   Koslowski, John A ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adaptive procedure; Auditory threshold; Psychometric function; Threshold reversal; Word recognition

Indexed keywords

HUMAN REHABILITATION ENGINEERING; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SUBJECTIVE TESTING;

WORD RECOGNITION;

AUDITION;

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORD RECOGNITION;

EID: 0043233311     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2003.07.0329     Document Type: Article

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