Auditory Processing

Question 1

Audition Process

Answer 1

1. Sound waves generated by a person/object reaches ears, causing eardrum to vibrate. Vibrations travel through middle ear to Cochlea
2. Neural signals travel to brain via auditory nerve
3. info processed in primary auditory cortex in temporal

Question 2

Audition Feat Analysis Theory

Answer 2

Feature:

Phoneme: Smallest unit of speech that can result in a difference in meaning

Question 3

Phoneme Restoration Effect

Answer 3

Top-Down Proc

• What participants actually heard

ex: It was found that the *eel was on the axle.
It was found that the *eel was on the shoe.

*=deleted phoneme

• vs. What they thought they heard
  ex: Wheel/Heel