THE USE OF LEARNING RATE, RECALL AND LISTENER CONFIDENCE RATINGS TO ASSESS EFFECTS OF ACOUSTICALLY DISTORTED SPEECH STIMULI.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Gilbert, Harvey R.; Saxman, John H.
- Source
- Language & Speech. Jul-Sep74, Vol. 17 Issue 3, p337-346. 10p.
- Subject
- *ORAL communication
*SPEECH
*LISTENING
*LEARNING
*COMPREHENSION
*RECOLLECTION (Psychology)
- Language
- ISSN
- 0023-8309
Discusses the application of the listener performance tasks of learning rate, recall and listener confidence ratings as criteria for evaluating speech communication systems. Finding that the learning rate and listener confidence ratings varied systematically with the type and severity of signal distortion; Indication that learning rate and listener confidence ratings are sensitive to signal distortion; Usefulness as criteria for asserting speech communication systems.