Loudness and loudness discrimination |
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Authors: | Scott Parker Bruce Schneider |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Psychology, The American University, 20016, Washington, D.C. 2. University of Toronto, M5S 1A1, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Abstract: | A model is developed which holds that pure-tone intensity discrimination and suprathreshold loudness judgments are based on the same sensory representation. In this model, loudness is a power function of sound intensity. When two tones are presented sequentially, each gives rise to a loudness value along the sensory continuum. In intensity-discrimination experiments, threshold is reached when the loudness difference between the tones exceeds a criterial value. For suprathreshold presentations of tone pairs, judgments of loudness differences are based on the loudness difference between the two tones. The model is shown to accord well with data from both classes of experiments. |
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