AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION AND LEARNING: SOCIAL FACTORS

Previous discussions of soc influence on development have emphasized variables such as personality development & verbal ability. It is hyp'ed that basic psychol'al processes such as auditory discrimination are also subject to environmental influences. Supporting evidence is introduced...

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Published in:Merrill-Palmer Quarterly 1964-07, Vol.10 (3), p.277-296
Main Author: Deutsch, Cynthia P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Auditory discrimination
Aural learning
Children
Correlations
Discrimination learning
Grade 5
Learning/Learned
Mental stimulation
PAPERS FROM THE ARDEN HOUSE CONFERENCE ON PRE-SCHOOL ENRICHMENT
Reading
Reading ability
Reading tables
Signal noise
Social factors
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Summary:Previous discussions of soc influence on development have emphasized variables such as personality development & verbal ability. It is hyp'ed that basic psychol'al processes such as auditory discrimination are also subject to environmental influences. Supporting evidence is introduced from studies of the reticular formation & its response to continuing & interrupting stimuli, & from speech & language learning. Data from studies of good & poor readers conducted at the Instit for Developmental Studies are also presented, demonstrating the close relationship between auditory discrimination & reading, & relating both these skills to other measures of perceptual processes, verbal ability, verbal learning & IQ, as well as to measures of reaction time & vigilance. On the basis of these data it is also hyp'ed that certain minimal levels of auditory discrimination must be present for the acquisition of reading skills. The development of auditory discrimination is discussed re critical & optimal time periods in development, & is thus related to the quantity & quality & timing of auditory stimuli which impinge on the infant & child. In this context, the apprehension of auditory stimuli is related to signal-to-noise ratios and these are related to the soc context in which the child lives. AA.
ISSN:0026-0150
0272-930X