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Psychoacoustics Topics

  1. Auditory processing and speech perception (especially sections 2.1 and 2.2)
  2. Theories of Hearing

Psychoacoustic Experimental Methodloogy

The following topics examine psychoacoustic experimental methodology. In particular they examine the effects of variations in experimental design on the experimental results. These topics provide additional reading of relevance to student psychoacoustics workshops.

  1. Pure Tone Frequency Discrimination
  2. Gap Detection Thresholds

You should also look at the Levitin article on psychoacoustic experimental methodology (see "readings" below).

Readings on Psychoacoustics

  1. Levitin, D.J., "Experimental design in psychoacoustic research", in P.R. Cook (ed.) Music, cognition and computerized sound: An introduction to psychoacoustics, MIT Press, Cambrige Mass., 1999 (chapter 23)
  2. Moore, B.C.J., An Introduction to the Psychology of Hearing, 5th edition, Academic, 2003 (chapters 2-5).
  3. Mannell, R.H., "Auditory processing and speech perception", in Mannell, R.H., The Perceptual and Auditory Implications of Parametric Scaliing in Synthetic Speech, Ph.D. Dissertation, Macquarie University, 1994. (especially sections 2.1 and 2.2)