Precision of Auditory Localization in Human Infants.

Ashmead, Daniel H.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ363943

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1987

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Precision of Auditory Localization in Human Infants.

Ashmead, Daniel H.; And Others

Developmental Psychology, v23 n5 p641-47 Sep 1987

Study measures the precision of auditory localization in 26- to 30-week-old infants using the adult minimum audible angle test. Results show that infants discriminate sound displacements of about 19 degrees, considerably less accurate than adult values of one to two degrees. (Author/RWB)

Descriptors: Auditory Discrimination, Auditory Evaluation, Auditory Perception, Auditory Stimuli, Infants, Psychometrics

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Researchers

Language: English

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