Stimulus, task, and learning effects on measures of temporal resolution: Implications for predictors of language outcome

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1630-1642

  Smith, Nicholas A ^a,b   Trainor, Laurel J ^a   Gray, Kellie ^a   Plantinga, Judy A ^a   Shore, David I ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b BOYS TOWN NATIONAL RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Backward masking; Gap detection; Language; Perceptual learning; Temporal resolution

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEARING; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LEARNING; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; SIGNAL DETECTION; STIMULUS; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; LEARNING; MALE; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TIME PERCEPTION; VERBAL LEARNING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56849090563     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2008/07-0058)     Document Type: Article

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