PS262 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Sound Localization, Interaural Time Difference, Auditory Scene Analysis

• School: WLU
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PS262
• Professor: Elizabeth Olds

Document Summary

Situation: man and woman are talking in a coffee shop. The man can hear the woman from across the table and can also tell that there is music coming from behind him. This is the problem of metrical structure: how does he experience the woman"s voice as separate from the music and all the. Auditory space: perception of where sounds are located in space. Auditory space extends around a listener"s head in all directions, existing wherever there is a sound. Auditory localization: the perception of the location of a sound source. Location cues: in hearing, characteristics of the sound reaching the listener that provide information regarding the location of a sound source. Azimuth: in hearing, speci es location that varies from left to right relative to the listener. Elevation: in hearing, sound locations that are up and down relative to the listener.