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Andrew Joseph1,2,3, Shahina Pardhan3, Brian C J Moore2,3

  • 1School of Psychology, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom.

概括

与男性相比,女性在语音和声音质量感知方面报告了更好的听觉能力. 这项研究强调了女性在集中注意力和倾听力度方面的优势,这对教育策略有潜在的影响.

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