Search for dissertations about: "auditory perception"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 62 swedish dissertations containing the words auditory perception.
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1. Emotional Influences on Auditory Perception and Attention
Abstract : The auditory perception is a fundamental part of our interactions with and experience of the external environment. We receive considerable amount of information from our surroundings through sounds. The auditory system takes care of this continuous flow of information in a seemingly effortless manner. READ MORE
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2. Semantic Framing of Speech : Emotional and Topical Cues in Perception of Poorly Specified Speech
Abstract : The general aim of this thesis was to test the effects of paralinguistic (emotional) and prior contextual (topical) cues on perception of poorly specified visual, auditory, and audiovisual speech. The specific purposes were to (1) examine if facially displayed emotions can facilitate speechreading performance; (2) to study the mechanism for such facilitation; (3) to map information-processing factors that are involved in processing of poorly specified speech; and (4) to present a comprehensive conceptual framework for speech perception, with specification of the signal being considered. READ MORE
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3. Psychoacoustics and hallucinating schizophrenics. A psychobiological approach to schizophrenia
Abstract : Psychoacoustic experiments have been conducted for schizophrenic patients with auditory hallucinations in their case history and for reference subjects. The aim of the thesis has been to assess differences between the two groups of subjects. READ MORE
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4. I Don’t Want to Hear It : Cognitive Control Strategies in Response to Task-Irrelevant Sound
Abstract : An adequate capacity for cognitive control, the ability to maintain goal-directed behavior despite conflicting environmental demands, is a requirement for effective functioning. Whether it be the capacity to delay gratification or to effectively regulate emotions, various types of cognitive control allow us to function effectively despite the enormous complexity encountered in everyday life. READ MORE
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5. An Investigation into the Perception and Production of Slow Rhythms
Abstract : Appreciation and production of musical rhythm is a human universal and, as with other human capacities, it is imperative to understand the extent of our capacity to perceive and produce rhythm. This thesis presents my work on the cognitive and perceptual aspects of rhythm perception and production at a slow tempi. READ MORE