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AUDITORY CODE [1 record]

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Record 1 2020-07-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cognitive Psychology
CONT

… the optimal code for natural sounds is the same as that for speech. Oddly enough, cats share our own optimal auditory code for the English language.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie cognitive
CONT

Le code auditif porte sur des temps un peu plus longs [que le code iconique]. C'est ainsi que des séquences de lettres présentées auditivement sont mieux retenues en rappel immédiat que des séquences identiques présentées visuellement.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Psicología cognitiva
CONT

[El lenguaje humano] es un código auditivo, porque en su origen y como función humana que es el lenguaje, se produce oralmente para ser percibido auditivamente.

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