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ERIC Number: EJ558908
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0098-6283
A Valid Demonstration of the Missing Fundamental Illusion.
Larsen, Janet D.; Fritsch, Klaus
Teaching of Psychology, v25 n1 p29-20 1998
Identifies the "missing fundamental illusion" as that which occurs when two tones are heard together and the listener hears a third tone with a pitch corresponding to the difference in their frequencies. Describes an inexpensive and valid demonstration of the missing fundamental using a British police whistle. (MJP)
Descriptors: Auditory Discrimination, Auditory Perception, Auditory Stimuli, Auditory Tests, Cognitive Psychology, Demonstrations (Educational), Echolocation, Figural Aftereffects, Hearing (Physiology), Higher Education, Psychoacoustics, Psychology, Psychophysiology
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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