Ecological psychoacoustics / John G. Neuhoff.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Neuhoff, John G.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Auditory perception.

Environmental psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (368 p. ) Illustrated

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

San Diego : Elsevier Academic Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Ecological Psychoacoustics outlines recent advances in dynamic, cognitive, and ecological investigations of auditory perception and ties this work to findings in more traditional areas of psychoacoustics. The book illuminates some of the converging evidence that is beginning to emerge from these traditionally divergent fields, providing a scientifically rigorous, "real world" perspective on auditory perception, cognition, and action. In a natural listening environment almost all sounds are dynamic, complex, and heard concurrently with other sounds. Yet, historically, traditional psychoacoustics has examined the perception of static, impoverished stimuli presented in isolation. "Ecological Psychoacoustics" examines recent work that challenges some of the traditional ideas about auditory perception that were established with these impoverished stimuli and provides a focused look at the perceptual processes that are more likely to occur in natural settings. It examines basic psychoacoustics from a more cognitive and ecological perspective. It provides broad coverage including both basic and applied research in auditory perception; and coherence and cross referencing among chapters.

Contents:

Introduction and History

Auditory Perceptual Organization Inside and Outside the Laboratory

Attention and Timing

Auditory Motion and Localization

From Gibson's Fire to Gestalts: A Bridge-building Theory of Perceptual Objecthood

Ecological Psychoacoustics and Auditory Displays: Hearing, Grouping, and Meaning Making

Environmental Acoustics: Psychological Assessment of Noise

Ecological Development Psychoacoustics

Perceiving Articulatory Events: Lessons for an Ecological Psychoacoustics

Interacting Perceptual Dimensions

Pitch and Pitch Structures

Loudness.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611008291

0-08-047744-5

1-281-00829-X

OCLC:

467148788

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9780080477442 DOI