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Note on informational masking (L)

2003; Acoustical Society of America; Volume: 113; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1121/1.1570435

1520-9024

N. I. Durlach, Christine R. Mason, Gerald Kidd, Tanya L. Arbogast, H. Steven Colburn, Barbara Shinn‐Cunningham,

Tactile and Sensory Interactions

Informational masking (IM) has a long history and is currently receiving considerable attention. Nevertheless, there is no clear and generally accepted picture of how IM should be defined, and once defined, explained. In this letter, consideration is given to the problems of defining IM and specifying research that is needed to better understand and model IM.