Re: Some stories
- From: "Andreas Stefik" <stefika@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2008 16:39:16 -0800
Yaa, who knows. It's a complicated system no matter what you do. For
the record, I was referring to Baddeley as well, which basically says,
grossly generalized, that you get about 2 seconds of speech based
audio in working memory. Of course, even with that though, the fact
that it's language makes it very complex. Paul Whitney's book on the
psychology of language talks about it quite a bit.
Thanks for your thoughts,
Andreas
On Feb 10, 2008 2:40 PM, Matthew2007 <matthew2007@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I was primarily addressing memory issues you referred to in your last post
> as well as alluding to Baddeley's model of working memory. I agree the
> auditory system is a whole different ball game,but using the brain's other
> capacities might fill in the deficiencies or gaps. Then again I might be
> suggesting other practical fixes your research is not concerned with.
>
> Matthew
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> > Matthew,
> >
> > The short answer to your question is that the human auditory system is
> > actually quite complex and doesn't follow very many easy rules of
> > thumb. The problem is that humans, unfortunately, don't quite model
> > the old Miller 7 + or - 2 rule for speech based recall, they measure
> > it in seconds of recall, and the way humans understand language is
> > complex and highly context dependent.
> >
> > And worse, the complexity doesn't end there, as masking effects can
> > take place (characters embedded in the audio stream which have no
> > relevance). Certain word choices have far more meaning than others,
> > and prosodic cues (voice inflection), can also cause significant
> > effects. So, making a good environment requires that you tackle all
> > sorts of variables. Speed is absolutely important. Lots of other
> > variables are important as well.
> >
> > It's pretty tough to get the mix "just right."
> >
> > Andreas
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