Integration of Acoustical Information in the Perception of Impacted Sound Sources: The Role of Information Accuracy and Exploitability

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 462-476

  Giordano, Bruno L ^a   Rocchesso, Davide ^b   McAdams, Stephen ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY IUAV OF VENICE   (Italy)

Author keywords

auditory cognition; impact sounds; information integration; perceptual weight; sound source perception

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; SOUND; SOUND DETECTION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ACOUSTICS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOUND; SOUND LOCALIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950565560     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0018388     Document Type: Article

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