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ERIC Number: EJ558919
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0098-6283
Using the Macintosh As an Oscilloscope in Psychology Courses.
Shoemaker, Allen L.
Teaching of Psychology, v25 n1 p59-60 1998
Examines the Digital Oscilloscope program that allows most Macintosh computers to dynamically display the waveform of any sound recorded by a microphone. Describes how the program can be used to illustrate the concept of timbre as well as reinforcing concepts of frequency, amplitude, and wavelength. (MJP)
Descriptors: Acoustics, Audio Equipment, Auditory Stimuli, Cognitive Psychology, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Electrical Stimuli, Hearing (Physiology), Higher Education, Noise (Sound), Psychoacoustics, Psychology, Sound Spectrographs
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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