Monaural Auditory Adaptation as Measured by Simple Reaction Time

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Pre- and post-reaction time measures were compared following 7 min of monaural auditory adaptation. The adapting stimulus utilised was a 500 Hz pure tone presented at an intensity level of 50 dB SPL for a period of 7 minutes. The pre- and post-adaptation reaction time measures were obtained for the frequences 400, 8000, and 10,000 Hz at intensity levels of 50, 60, and 70 dB SPL. The results revealed a significant increase in the post-adaptation reaction time measures for all of the frequencies and intensities tested and would suggest that reaction time measures can be utilised in the study of auditory adaptation phenomena.

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