The performance of children with auditory perceptual disorders on a time-compressed speech discrimination measure

J Speech Hear Disord. 1977 Feb;42(1):77-84. doi: 10.1044/jshd.4201.77.

Abstract

A time-compressed version of the PB-K 50 speech discrimination measure was administered to 20 children diagnosed as displaying auditory perceptual disorders. Results indicated that these children performed equally well at both 0 and 30% time compression. Performance decreased significantly at 60% time compression. Comparison of the results with normative data indicated that performance of the two groups of children was similar at the 30% time compression condition but that children with auditory perceptual disorders performed poorer at both 0 and 60% time compression. The results were discussed relative to short-term memory abilities.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Auditory Perception*
  • Child
  • Discrimination, Psychological*
  • Hearing Disorders / diagnosis*
  • Hearing Tests
  • Humans
  • Psycholinguistics
  • Speech*
  • Time Factors