Generalization of Perceptual Learning of Vocoded Speech

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 283-295

  Hervais Adelman, Alexis G ^a,b   Davis, Matthew H ^a   Johnsrude, Ingrid S ^c   Taylor, Karen J ^a,d   Carlyon, Robert P ^a  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Generalization; Language; Learning; Speech perception

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; SPEECH; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; GENERALIZATION (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; MALE; SPEECH; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; SPEECH PERCEPTION; VERBAL LEARNING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951548760     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0020772     Document Type: Article

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