can learning a frequency discrimination task occur without discrimination?

Journal of Basic and Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 159-172

  Roth, Daphne Ari Even ^a   Refael Taub, Rachely ^a   Sharvit, Rinat ^a   Rabin, Liat Kishon ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

auditory training; DLF; feedback; frequency difference limen; frequency discrimination; perceptual learning; task demand

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; FREQUENCY DISCRIMINATION; HEARING; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; AUDIOMETRY; DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; PITCH DISCRIMINATION;

EID: 33749623441     PISSN: 07926855     EISSN: 21910286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JBCPP.2006.17.3.159     Document Type: Article

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