This article reviews the history, the use and the reasons for abandonment of the selective adaptation paradigm. The four experiments mentioned in the article show that selective adaptation produces strong reaction time effects, and that items in the adapted category are identified more slowly than unadapted items. (JAZ)

Eight subjects were tested for perceptual trading relations between a temporal and a spectral cue for the "say-stay" distinction. Results indicated that young children perceptually integrate multiple cues to a speech contrast in a phonetically relevant manner but that they may not give the same perceptual weights to the various cues as…

Author discusses how acoustics must be managed in order to allow successful use of loudspeakers (Author/HB)

Investigates the extent to which differences in intensity facilitate the selection of one of two dichotically presented messages. (RB)

Poses a series of questions to start student investigation of the effect of varying the dimensions of a piece of grass or other flat ribbon of material on the sound that is produced when it is used as a reed between the thumbs. (AL)

Research carried out with the support of the Fonds de la Recherche Fondamentale Collective (Foundation for Joint Basic Research). (VM)

The latest developments in school buildings challenge designers of school equipment. (Author)