Interactions between acoustic challenges and processing depth in speech perception as measured by task-evoked pupil response.

ABSTRACT: Speech perception under adverse conditions is a multistage process involving a dynamic interplay among acoustic, cognitive, and linguistic factors. Nevertheless, prior research has primarily focused on factors within this complex system in isolation. The primary goal of the present study was to examine the interaction between processing depth and the acoustic challenge of noise and its effect on processing effort during speech perception in noise. Two tasks were used to represent different depths of processing. The speech recognition task involved repeating back a sentence after auditory presentation (higher-level processing), while the tiredness judgment task entailed a subjective judgment of whether the speaker sounded tired (lower-level processing). The secondary goal of the study was t

SUBMITTER: Shen J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9641013 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature