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In many instances, especially when dealing with biologically relevant stimuli such as communication signals, it is desirable to determine whether a subject treats a particular test stimulus as being equivalent to a set of other stimuli that may differ from the test stimulus along multiple dimensions. Specialized procedures such as those described in this chapter can be used to train subjects to report when a novel stimulus is perceived as a member of a particular stimulus category. These techniques can provide a better understanding of the ways in which real-life auditory stimuli are perceived and processed by the auditory system.
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Moody, D.B. (1995). Classification and Categorization Procedures. In: Klump, G.M., Dooling, R.J., Fay, R.R., Stebbins, W.C. (eds) Methods in Comparative Psychoacoustics. BioMethods. Birkhäuser, Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-7463-2_25
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