Open AccessPerceptual learning alters effects of foreign language backgrounds in speech-in-speech recognition
Author(s) -
Annie J. Olmstead,
Navin Viswanathan,
Jacqueline Albor,
Olivia A. Billetdeaux
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
jasa express letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2691-1191
DOI - 10.1121/10.0013422
Subject(s) - masking (illustration) , perception , test (biology) , psychology , speech recognition , speech perception , discrimination testing , noise (video) , linguistics , audiology , computer science , artificial intelligence , significant difference , mathematics , medicine , art , paleontology , philosophy , statistics , neuroscience , visual arts , biology , image (mathematics)
The effect of training on linguistic release from masking (LRM) was examined. In a pre-test and post-test, English monolingual listeners transcribed sentences presented with English and Dutch maskers. During training, participants transcribed sentences with either Dutch, English, or white noise maskers and received feedback. LRM was evident in the pre-test (performance was better with Dutch maskers) but was eliminated after training (masker conditions did not differ). Thus, the informational masking driving LRM can be ameliorated through training. This study is a basis for future research examining the specific aspects of informational masking that change as a function of experience.