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1 online resource (257 pages) |
| Contents |
Intro; Introduction; Acknowledgments; Reviewers; 1. History; Learning Objectives; Introduction; Early Investigation of Perception; The Origins of Psychoacoustics; The Advent of the Telephone; Auditory Assessment; References; 2. Estimating Threshold in Quiet; Learning Objectives; Introduction; Acoustics: Pure Tones and the Decibel; Physiological Representation of Sound; Threshold of Human Hearing: MAP and MAF; Measuring the Threshold; Signal Detection Theory (SDT); Summary and Take-Home Points; Exercises; References; 3. Estimating Thresholds in Noise (Masking); Learning Objectives |
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IntroductionAcoustics: Noise and Filters; Physiological Factors; Introduction to Masking; The Critical Band and the Auditory Filter; The Excitation Pattern; Psychophysical Tuning Curves and Suppression; Masking by Fluctuating Sounds; Masking and Sensorineural Hearing Loss; Clinical Implications of Masking; Summary and Take-Home Points; Exercises; References; 4. Loudness and the Perception of Intensity; Learning Objectives; Introduction; Acoustics: Intensity and the Decibel; Physiological Representation of Stimulus Level; Introduction to Measuring Loudness; Loudness and Intensity |
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Loudness and FrequencyCalculating Loudness; Reaction Time as a Measure of Loudness; Intensity Discrimination; Effects of Sensorineural Hearing Loss on Loudness; Summary and Take-Home Points; Exercises; References; 5. Temporal Processing; Learning Objectives; Introduction; Temporal Resolution: Gap Detection; Temporal Resolution: Amplitude Modulation Detection; Temporal Masking; Comparison of Temporal Processing Measures; Temporal Integration; Effects of Hearing Loss on Temporal Processing; Summary and Take-Home Points; Exercises; References; 6. Pitch Perception; Learning Objectives |
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IntroductionAcoustics: Harmonic Complex Tones; Theories of Pitch Perception; Pitch of Pure Tones: Subjective Measures; Pitch of Pure Tones: Frequency Discrimination; Mechanisms for Coding the Pitch of Pure Tones; Pitch of Complex Sounds; Importance of Pitch Perception in Everyday Listening; Pitch Perception in Listeners with SNHL; Summary and Take-Home Points; Exercises; References; 7. Hearing with Two Ears; Learning Objectives; Introduction; Binaural Advantages to Detection and Discrimination; Localization in the Horizontal Plane: Acoustics |
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Sound Localization in the Horizontal Plane: Physiological BasisSound Localization in the Horizontal Plane: Perception; Sound Localization in the Median Plane; Lateralization; Binaural Unmasking; Impact of Hearing Loss on Binaural Hearing; Summary and Take-Home Points; Exercises; References; 8. Clinical Implications; Learning Objectives; Introduction; Consequences of Impaired Perception; Effects of Amplification Strategies on Perception; Influence of Psychoacoustics on Diagnostic Audiology; Summary and Take-Home Points; Exercises; References; Glossary; Index |
| Summary |
This text provides an overview of the field of psychoacoustics, with a primary focus on auditory perception. The influence of hearing loss on these general auditory abilities is discussed in every chapter. Components of the book also include the role of psychoacoustics in audiological assessment and treatment. It is intended to give students sufficient information to understand how the ear achieves auditory perception, what the capabilities of the ear are, and how hearing loss influences that perception |
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Print version record |
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781597569910 |
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1597569917 |
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