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Auditory Perception
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Definition
: The process whereby auditory stimuli are selected, organized, and interpreted by the organism.
differentiate from HEARING: auditory perception takes place in the brain, hearing takes place in the ear
See Also
Auditory Perceptual Disorders
Examples
Auditory Threshold
;
Loudness Perception
;
Perceptual Masking
;
Pitch Perception
;
Sound Localization
;
Speech Perception
Other names
Perceptions, Auditory; Perception, Auditory; Auditory Perceptions