Perceptual Learning of Noise Vocoded Words: Effects of Feedback and Lexicality

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 460-474

  Hervais Adelman, Alexis ^a   Davis, Matthew H ^a   Johnsrude, Ingrid S ^b   Carlyon, Robert P ^a  

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

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

adaptation; perception; speech; vocoding

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; NOISE; PERCEPTION; PHONETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; RECOGNITION; REFERENCE VALUE; SOUND DETECTION; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; NOISE; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; PHONETICS; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); REFERENCE VALUES; SOUND SPECTROGRAPHY; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

EID: 43049099023     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0096-1523.34.2.460     Document Type: Article

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