Martin J A, Martin D
Br Med J. 1973 May 26;2(5864):459-61. doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.5864.459.
Auditory perceptual tasks involving the discrimination of fine differences in frequency, duration, or rhythmic pattern were given to a group of sixth form schoolboys. The results indicate that there is a wide range of auditory skills for different individuals, even within a relatively homogeneous group. There are also differences in a person's ability to carry out distinct tasks; there does not necessarily appear to be any correlation between his ability for each task.The findings support observations arising out of consideration of hearing problems in children and adults that pure tone threshold audiometry and its derivatives give an inadequate definition of hearing disorder and a limited understanding of the nature of hearing.
对一群六年级男生进行了涉及辨别频率、时长或节奏模式细微差异的听觉感知任务。结果表明，即使在相对同质的群体中，不同个体的听觉技能范围也很广。一个人执行不同任务的能力也存在差异；他在每项任务上的能力之间不一定存在任何关联。这些发现支持了在考虑儿童和成人听力问题时产生的观察结果，即纯音阈值听力测定及其衍生方法对听力障碍的定义不充分，对听力本质的理解有限。
