Psychology of auditory perception
1Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, Tucson, AZ, USA.
Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews. Cognitive Science
|August 25, 2015
Summary
Auditory cognitive science reveals complex processing in everyday listening tasks like sound segregation, localization, and categorization. Further research is needed to elevate audition
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Science
- Auditory Neuroscience
- Perception
Background:
- Audition is often considered secondary to vision in cognitive science research.
- Everyday auditory perception involves complex cognitive processing.
- Understanding auditory processing is crucial for communication.
Purpose of the Study:
- To demonstrate the complexity of perceptual-cognitive processing in everyday audition.
- To review key auditory perceptual tasks: sound segregation, localization, and categorization.
- To advocate for the advancement of auditory cognitive science.
Main Methods:
- Review of existing literature on auditory perception.
- Analysis of perceptual tasks including sound segregation, source localization, and sound categorization.
- Discussion of neural encoding of sound and acoustic cue weighting in categorization.
Main Results:
- Auditory perception involves intricate cognitive mechanisms, not just simple sensory input.
- Listeners utilize multiple acoustic cues for complex sound categorization, such as speech.
- Sound segregation and localization are complex perceptual challenges.
Conclusions:
- Auditory cognitive science requires development comparable to visual cognitive science.
- A deeper understanding of audition is essential for comprehending human communication (speech and music).
- The reviewed tasks highlight the sophisticated nature of auditory processing.
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