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Psychophysical Methods for Assessing Perceptual Categories
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This chapter describes two behavioral paradigms for generating correct response or response latency data from small birds suitable for the application of multidimensional scaling and clustering algorithms. These algorithms are powerful statistical procedures for inferring perceptual categories from discrimination data. We provide two examples of the applications of these procedures to understanding the perception of complex vocal signals.
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Response Latency Speech Sound Perceptual Organization Psychophysical Method Contact Call
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