Abstract:The phonetically-balanced monosyllabic word lists of the Psycho-Acoustic Laboratory have proved clinically useful for assessing practical auditory discrimination. A new set of recordings has been prepared that provides (1) short intervals between items, (2) accurate monitoring of intensity, and (3) uniformity of a given item as it occurs in different scramblings. The uniformity was obtained by dubbing the original material (spoken by Dr. Ira Hirsh) to magnetic tape, cutting the tape, reassembling the pieces in… Show more
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