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Discrimination of the spectral density of multitone complexes.

ABSTRACT: Spectral density (D), defined as the number of partials comprising a sound divided by its bandwidth, has been suggested as cue for the identification of the size and shape of sound sources. Few data are available, however, on the ability of listeners to discriminate differences in spectral density. In a cue-comparison, forced-choice procedure with feedback, three highly practiced listeners discriminated differences in the spectral density of multitone complexes varying in bandwidth (W = 500-1500 Hz), center frequency (f(c) = 500-2000 Hz), and number of tones (N = 6-31). To reduce extraneous cues for discrimination, the overall level of the complexes was roved, and the frequencies were drawn at random uniformly over a fixed bandwidth and center frequency for each presentation. Psychometric functions were obtained relating percent correct discrimination to ΔD in each condition. For D < 0.02 Hz(-1), the steepness of the functions remained constant across conditions, but for D > 0.02 Hz(-1), they increased with D. The increase, moreover, was accompanied by a reduction in the upper asymptote of the functions. The data were well fit by a model in which spectral density discrimination is determined by the frequency separation of components on an equivalent rectangular bandwidth scale, yielding a roughly constant Weber fraction of ΔD/D = 0.3.

SUBMITTER: Stoelinga CN

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3248058 | biostudies-other | 2011 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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