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The temporal order judgment threshold for the offset asynchronies of pairs of tones at least 10 msec in duration was found to follow a pattern of parameter dependencies which is similar to that found for the onset of acoustic stimuli. Both thresholds increase with increased stimulus duration, but both appear not to depend upon the intensity or frequency of the component stimuli. Temporal order judgment thresholds for offset asynchronies appear to be briefer than onset asynchronies, probably due to the availability of some form of echoic information in the offset condition. Implications for models of temporal order perception and for the perceptions of temporally contrasted CV and VC syllables are discussed.
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This research was supported by Grant NS-I0995 from NINCDS and by Grant BNS-800374 from the National Science Foundation.
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Pastore, R.E. Temporal order judgment of auditory stimulus offset. Perception & Psychophysics 33, 54–62 (1983). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03205865
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