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Kaylee Castleberry; Alexandra Amato; Carlos R. Benítez-Barrera – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2025
Purpose: This registered report aimed to replicate previous findings showing that years of music training predicts speech-perception-in-noise (SPIN) skills in children. In addition, it aimed to investigate whether the musician SPIN advantage is influenced by cognitive factors such as general intelligence or working memory. Method: Following…
Descriptors: Music Education, Incidence, Musical Instruments, Short Term Memory
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Breanne D. Yerkes; Christina M. Vanden Bosch der Nederlanden; Julie F. Beasley; Erin E. Hannon; Joel S. Snyder – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024
Purpose: Processing real-world sounds requires acoustic and higher-order semantic information. We tested the theory that individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) show enhanced processing of acoustic features and impaired processing of semantic information. Methods: We used a change deafness task that required detection of speech and…
Descriptors: Acoustics, Semantics, Language Processing, Auditory Perception
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Georgios P. Georgiou; Aretousa Giannakou – Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 2024
Although extensive research has focused on the perceptual abilities of second language (L2) learners, a significant gap persists in understanding how cognitive functions like phonological short-term memory (PSTM) and nonverbal intelligence (IQ) impact L2 speech perception. This study sets out to investigate the discrimination of L2 English…
Descriptors: Nonverbal Ability, Second Language Learning, Short Term Memory, Accuracy