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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Descriptor
Age Differences1
Auditory Discrimination1
Auditory Perception1
Design1
Perception Tests1
Perceptual Development1
Young Children1
Source
Journal of Experimental Child…1
Author
Bishop, D.1
Sutcliffe, P.1
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Journal Articles1
Reports - General1
Reports - Research1
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Elementary Education1
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Psychophysical Design Influences Frequency Discrimination Performance in Young Children
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Sutcliffe, P.; Bishop, D. – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 2005
We investigated how different psychophysical procedures affect frequency discrimination performance in children. Four studies used a design in which listeners heard two tone pairs and had to identify whether the first or second pair contained a higher frequency target tone. Thresholds for 6-and 7-year-olds were higher than those for 8- and…
Descriptors: Auditory Discrimination, Auditory Perception, Age Differences, Young Children