Stimulus uncertainty in auditory perceptual learning

Vision Research

Volumn 61, Issue , 2012, Pages 83-88

  Banai, Karen ^a   Amitay, Sygal ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b MRC INSTITUTE OF HEARING RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Auditory perceptual learning; Roving; Stimulus uncertainty; Stimulus variability

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ARTICLE; AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION; AUDITORY STIMULATION; HEARING; HUMAN; LEARNING; PERCEPTION; PERCEPTUAL LEARNING; PHONETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPEECH; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ACOUSTICS; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; LEARNING; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SPEECH PERCEPTION; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 84860848633     PISSN: 00426989     EISSN: 18785646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.visres.2012.01.009     Document Type: Article

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