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Showing 1 to 20 of 108 for “"Hearing science"”.
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The Effect of Voice Lessons on the Clinical and Perceptual Skills of Graduate Students in Speech and Hearing Science
Two groups of ten speech-language pathology graduate students were each given a half semester of singing lessons to determine whether voice lessons can have effect on their clinical and perceptual skills. Pre-, mid-, and posttests to measure various skills were designed and implemented. …
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A metacognitive approach to hearing and listening in older adults
Hearing loss is one of the most prevalent age-related sensory changes, with major consequences for communication and quality of life. Yet, many older adults respond to listening challenges with maladaptive strategies, such as delayed help-seeking or denial, even when aware of their difficulties. …
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Predicting Consonant Confusions in Noise on the Basis of Acoustical Analyses
<p>No abstract provided.</p>
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Discrimination of Tone Contrasts in Mandarin Disyllables by Naïve American English Listeners
<p>The present study examined the perception of Mandarin disyllabic tones by inexperienced American English speakers. Participants heard two naturally-produced Mandarin disyllables, and indicated if the two were the same or different. A small native Mandarin-speaking control group participated as …
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The Effect of Cochlear Dysfunction on Central Auditory Speech Test Performance
… reported concerning the effects of peripheral hearing loss occurring in the absence of central auditory pathology on tests specifically designed to diagnose central auditory impairment. Similarly, there has been limited research reported concerning the effects of peripheral hearing loss in the …
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Parsing Routines in Syntactic Processing: The Effect of Expected Word Order on Sentence Comprehension
<p>Two experiments were conducted to test the SVO Expectancy Hypothesis. This hypothesis embodies three claims: (a) the syntactic parsing device has an initial expectation for the SVO (syntactically defined) structure, (b) the parser reads or tracks the syntactic information in the utterance to …
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Optimizing performance outcomes for bilateral cochlear implant users to offset suboptimal electrode pairings
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2023-12-01
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An Investigation into Tinnitus in Adult Users of a Cochlear Implant and Methods for Determining Appropriate Sound Textures for Use in Sound Enrichment Tinnitus Therapy
… of individuals with a severe-to-profound hearing loss. The insertion and use of cochlear implants has been widely reported to lessen the impact of tinnitus in such cases; however, a review of the data shows that tinnitus remains troublesome in a significant proportion of those who have …
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"Marie Manje La Pom Nan." Examining the Cognitive Process of Restructuring and Advantage Selection in the Definite Article System in Haitian Creole Among U.S. Born Heritage Speakers of Haitian Creole
<p>The distributional patterns of heritage speakers’ reanalyzed first language are often grammatically divergent from native speakers. Irrespective of the heritage language, there is converging evidence that the cognitive process of reanalysis of heritage languages is often evident in less salient …
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Examiner Bias and Intelligence Test Scoring : a Study of the Effect of Speech-Handicapped Responses on the Scoring of the WISC-R Comprehension Subtest
<p>Problem</p> <p>One of the concerns in education today is bias in intelligence tests. Examiner bias and the expectancy effect is largely ignored. An unexplored variable in the research is an examinee's speech handicap and the effect it may produce in the scoring of an intelligence test.</p> …
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Methods for robust characterization of consonant perception in hearing-impaired listeners
Individuals with {\it sensorineural hearing loss} (SNHL) are prescribed hearing aids and/or a cochlear implant, based on their pure-tone threshold and speech perception scores. Although these assistive listening devices do help these individuals communicate in quiet surroundings, many still have …
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A Survey of Needs for, and Availability of, Referral Sources for the Yucaipa Joint Unified School District Speech and Hearing Therapy Program
<p><strong>[Abstract Not Included]</strong></p>
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Speech Motor Control in Younger and Older Adults: The Effect of Age and Individual Differences on Speech Error Production
… as well as sensory measures such as vision and hearing. Statistical analysis indicates that forward digit span, a simple working memory task involving retaining and sequencing digit information, had the strongest relationship with propensity to make speech errors of the variables tested. Age was …
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