Dissociations in perceptual learning revealed by adult age differences in adaptation to time-compressed speech

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1315-1330

  Peelle, Jonathan E ^a   Wingfield, Arthur ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Frequency shifted speech; Perceptual learning; Speech comprehension; Time compressed speech

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; PERCEPTION; RECALL; SPEECH; SPEECH ANALYSIS; TIME; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; PERCEPTION; SPEECH; SPEECH PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT; TIME FACTORS; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 32644482750     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0096-1523.31.6.1315     Document Type: Article

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