The effectiveness of the separate auditory and visual components of a combined auditory-visual conjugate reinforcer was assessed in 27 3-month-old infants. (Author/SB)

Study measures the precision of auditory localization in 26- to 30-week-old infants using the adult minimum audible angle test. Results show that infants discriminate sound displacements of about 19 degrees, considerably less accurate than adult values of one to two degrees. (Author/RWB)

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)

Specific auditory and visual memory training (15 minute sessions for 25 days) resulted in significant improvements in 42 kindergarteners' ability to retain stimuli. (CL)

Studies whether the sound of a word contributes to its aesthetic effect in poetry independently of meaning. (Author/RB)

Averaged auditory evoked responses were obtained from 15 retarded and motor-handicapped subjects and from 15 nonretarded subjects in order to investigate comparative responsiveness and response features. (Author)

Briefly discusses several hearing screening methods, and indicates that standards for hearing tests are well established and are not controversial. (CJ)

A dimmer light condition was found to affect the respiration rate of 10 newborns in an experiment investigating the effects of sound and light intensity. (WY)

Evaluates the preference among retarded children and adolescents for music as compared to silence, for music as compared to white noise (nonmusical auditory stimulus) and for two particular types of music. (Author/AJ)