Abstract
A three-alternative, forced choice detection procedure has been devised for measuring pure tone auditory sensitivity in young children. Observation intervals are marked on the face of an oscilloscope by the numbers “1,” “2,” and “3” which appear sequentially. Correct responses are reinforced by presenting a smiling face under the number of the corresponding observation interval. The simple, up-down adaptive procedure with 2-dB steps is suitable for testing auditory sensitivity in children as young as four years in both quiet and noise. Preliminary data on samples of 6- and 10-year olds Ss suggests that 10-year-old children have lower “thresholds” than six-year olds for some listening conditions, and that children with learning problems perform more poorly than their age-mates for those same conditions. [Supported in part by BEH, OE.]
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