The perceptual organization of sine-wave speech under competitive conditions.
J Acoust Soc Am
; 128(2): 804-17, 2010 Aug.
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ABSTRACT
Speech comprises dynamic and heterogeneous acoustic elements, yet it is heard as a single perceptual stream even when accompanied by other sounds. The relative contributions of grouping "primitives" and of speech-specific grouping factors to the perceptual coherence of speech are unclear, and the acoustical correlates of the latter remain unspecified. The parametric manipulations possible with simplified speech signals, such as sine-wave analogues, make them attractive stimuli to explore these issues. Given that the factors governing perceptual organization are generally revealed only where competition operates, the second-formant competitor (F2C) paradigm was used, in which the listener must resist competition to optimize recognition [Remez, R. E., et al. (1994). Psychol. Rev. 101, 129-156]. Three-formant (F1+F2+F3) sine-wave analogues were derived from natural sentences and presented dichotically (one ear=F1+F2C+F3; opposite ear=F2). Different versions of F2C were derived from F2 using separate manipulations of its amplitude and frequency contours. F2Cs with time-varying frequency contours were highly effective competitors, regardless of their amplitude characteristics. In contrast, F2Cs with constant frequency contours were completely ineffective. Competitor efficacy was not due to energetic masking of F3 by F2C. These findings indicate that modulation of the frequency, but not the amplitude, contour is critical for across-formant grouping.
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Assunto principal:
Mascaramento Perceptivo
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Percepção da Altura Sonora
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Vias Auditivas
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Inteligibilidade da Fala
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Percepção da Fala
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Detecção de Sinal Psicológico
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2010
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Article