| Listening bandwidths and frequency uncertainty in pure-tone signal detection. | |
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PMID: 1939898 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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The effect of frequency uncertainty on the detection of tonal signals in noise was studied using a modified probe-signal method. Widths of the listening bands used during detection were measured directly, allowing for an analysis that separates the effects of having to monitor multiple independent bands from those due to limited frequency resolution. Uncertainty was varied by beginning each trial with a cue consisting of one, two, or four randomly chosen, simultaneously presented tones. An expected signal, whose frequency matched one of the components in a cue, was presented on a majority of trials. However, on remaining trials, the signal was a probe, which meant that its frequency differed from one of the components in the cue by a constant ratio. Performance as measured in percent correct declined for probes at increasingly distant ratios from the expected values. The results were converted to dB using individual psychometric functions for expected signals and listening bands were fitted using the rounded exponential filter of Patterson et al. [J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 72, 1788-1803 (1982)]. The obtained bandwidths are comparable to those reported using notched-noise maskers, but there is a small but consistent increase in bandwidth with increased numbers of components in the cues. The primary results is that the effects due to uncertainty are well described by a 1-of-M orthogonal band model, which takes into consideration limitations of the detector, including the widths of the listening bands. |
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Authors:
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R S Schlauch; E R Hafter |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America Volume: 90 ISSN: 0001-4966 ISO Abbreviation: J. Acoust. Soc. Am. Publication Date: 1991 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1991-12-06 Completed Date: 1991-12-06 Revised Date: 2007-11-14 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7503051 Medline TA: J Acoust Soc Am Country: UNITED STATES |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1332-9 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley 94720. |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Attention* Auditory Threshold Humans Loudness Perception Pitch Discrimination* Psychoacoustics |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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DCD 00087/DC/NIDCD NIH HHS; NS08251/NS/NINDS NIH HHS |
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