The role of the pinnae in the location of sound along the mid-line.

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Abstract The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between the pinnae and sound localisation along the mid-line. Four hundred and eleven participants were tested in normal and distorted conditions at various positions on the mid-line. Each participant was tested for sound localisation in three positions using the same sound source, a set of car keys. The hypothesis that the pinnae play an important role in sound localisation along the mid-line is clearly …

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…degree of localised perception, but the pinnas give us more of a focus on the midline and elevation. REFERENCES Gray, P. (1999). Psychology (3rd Edition). Boston: Worth College. Sekuler, R. & Blake, R. (1994). Perception (3rd Edition) New York: McGraw-hill Inc. Sternberg, R.J. (1998) In Search of the Human Mind, (2nd Edition) Harcourt Brace College Publishers, Fort Worth, Texas Western, D. (1999). Psychology: mind, brain, and culture. (2nd Edition) New York: John Wiley & Sons Inc.