Bridging Audiology and Psychology

$11(; $1 Effect of middle ear muscle action on certain psychophysical measurements 5HJHU 6 $QQ 2WRO 5KLQ /DU\QJRO 9RO SS DVN KLP WR SODFH KLPVHOI LQ DQ XSULJKW SRVWXUH ZLWK KLV KHDG DW D FHUWDLQ DQJOH ZKLFK FRUUHVSRQGV WR WKH ILQH SHUFHSWLRQ RI WKH WUHEOHV HWF %XW VLQFH WKLV LV QRW KLV QRUPDO VWDQFH WKLV ZD\ RI SURFHHGLQJ ZLOO RQO\ KDYH WKH YDOXH RI DQ H[SHULPHQW <RX \RXUVHOI ZLOO KDYH QRWLFHG QR GRXEW LQ D FRQFHUW IRU H[DPSOH KRZ GLIIHUHQW WKH PXVLF VRXQGV LI \RX OLVWHQ LQ D WUHEOH SRVWXUH DV RSSRVHG WR VOXPSHG LQ WKH VHDW /HW XV JR EDFN WR WKH FRPPHQWV ZH PDGH DERXW WKH SODFHPHQW RI WKH KHDG GXULQJ WKH OLVWHQLQJ WHVW 7KH SHUFHSWLRQ RI WKH WUHEOHV GHWHUPLQHV D SDUWLFXODU FXUYH ZKLOH WKH SHUFHSWLRQ RI WKH EDVV GHWHUPLQHV DQRWKHU 7KH ILUVW FRUUHVSRQGLQJ WR WKH PD[LPXP WHQVLRQ RI WKH VWLUUXS PXVFOH LV IRXQG LQ WKH H[SHULPHQWV GRQH E\ WKH $PHULFDQV 0ROOHU 6FKPLWW DQG 5HJHU ZLWK D FXUYH RI G% RFWDYH ZKLOH WKH VHFRQG FRUUHVSRQGV WR D UHOD[DWLRQ RI WKH VWDSHGLDO PXVFOH RI WKH VWLUUXS DQG VXEPHUJHV WKH VHOI LQ WKH GHSUHVVLYH XQLYHUVH RI ORZ IUHTXHQF\ VRXQGV 7KH LGHDO RI FRXUVH LV WR EH FRQVWDQWO\ LQ D SRVWXUH IRU OLVWHQLQJ WR KLJK SLWFKHG VRXQGV 7KDW UHTXLUHV VRPH WUDLQLQJ , KDYH MXVW PHQWLRQHG WKH ZRUN FDUULHG RXW E\ D WHDP RI UHVHDUFKHUV ZKR GHPRQVWUDWHG WKDW WKH KXPDQ HDU FDQ EH FRQGLWLRQHG WR KHDU LQ YDULRXV ZD\V ZKLFK LV ZKDW , KDYH EHHQ WU\LQJ WR VD\ IRU \HDUV 7KH\ GLVFRYHUHG WKDW E\ SXOOLQJ RQ WKH KDPPHU DQG VWLUUXS PXVFOHV WKH\ FRXOG DFKLHYH D VORSH RI DW OHDVW G% EHWZHHQ DQG +] 7KLV WHQVLRQ RI WKH PXVFOHV RI WKH PLGGOH HDU PXVW WKHUHIRUH EH VRXJKW SHUPDQHQWO\ DQG LQ DOO FLUFXPVWDQFHV ,I \RX DUH LPPHUVHG LQ D VRXQG XQLYHUVH WKDW LV XQSOHDVDQW GLVKDUPRQLRXV ULFK LQ ORZ IUHTXHQFLHV LI \RX DUH REOLJHG WR KHDU WKLQJV ZLWKRXW LQWHUHVW RU VSRNHQ DJJUHVVLYHO\ \RX ZLOO KDYH WR DGRSW WKH SRVWXUH IRU OLVWHQLQJ WR WKH KLJK IUHTXHQFLHV LQ RUGHU WR EH DEOH WR UHFKDUJH DQG EHQHILW DV PXFK DV SRVVLEOH IURP WKH VRXQG HQYLURQPHQW ZKLOH DW WKH VDPH WLPH DYRLGLQJ WKH QHJDWLYH VLGH 3HUVRQDOO\ , DOZD\V GR WKLV ZKHQ IO\LQJ LQ RUGHU WR DUULYH IUHVK DV D GDLV\ DW WKH SODFH ZKHUH PRVW RIWHQ , KDYH WR LPPHGLDWHO\ JLYH D FRQVXOWDWLRQ RU D OHFWXUH , DOZD\V PDQDJH WR SXW P\VHOI LQ D SRVWXUH IRU OLVWHQLQJ WR WKH KLJK IUHTXHQFLHV GXULQJ WKH MRXUQH\ ZKLOH , VHH DURXQG PH SHRSOH ZKR KDYH ZLOWHG DQQLKLODWHG E\ WKH ORZ IUHTXHQFLHV DQG YLEUDWLRQV WUDQVPLWWHG E\ WKH SODQH :K\ DUH EDVV VRXQGV VR GDQJHURXV" %HFDXVH WKH\ UHTXLUH WKH ERG\ WR H[SHQG PRUH HQHUJ\ WKDQ WKH FRUWH[ UHFHLYHV IURP VWLPXOL 6RXQGV You can nd this book on Amazon