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psychoacoustics [‚sī·kō·ə′küs·tiks] (psychology) The study of the psychological interactions that take place between humans or animals and the world of sound, including studies of the perception of sound and studies of the production of speech. Psychoacoustics All of the psychological interactions between humans (and animals) and the world of sound. It encompasses all studies of the perception of sound, as well as the production of speech. See Hearing (human), Speech How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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A few genuine experimental studies have been conducted in the areas of perception (Hecht, Oesker, Kaiser, Civelek, & Stecker, 1999), decision making (Birnbaum, 1999), personality (Buchana & Smith, 1999), psychoacoustics (Welch & Krantz, 1996), and cognitive tests requiring the collection of reaction time data (McGraw, Tew, & Williams, 2000). Desper's career focus had previously shifted from rock recording to acoustical design, and he developed Spatializer using the knowledge he gained studying psychoacoustics, the science of human sound perception. To understand them we have to understand psychoacoustics. |
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