Pure-Tone Frequency Discrimination in Preschoolers, Young School-Age Children, and Adults

Conclusions Thresholds for school-age children were broadly similar to those previously observed using a forced-choice procedure. Although there was a trend for improved performance with increasing age, no significant age effect was observed between preschoolers and school-age children. The practice of excluding participants based on failure to meet conditioning criteria in an observer-based task could contribute to the relatively good performance observed for preschoolers in this study and the adultlike performance previously observed in infants.
Source: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research - Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research