Forward masking avoids the nonlinear effects that only arise from simultaneity.
Evidence
In forward masking, the masker is always presented before the signal and the masker and signal never overlap in time. Using forward masking illustrates an important consequence of nonlinear auditory processing on the masking process, which occurs only when two sounds are presented simultaneously. — Jennifer Lentz, Psychoacoustics- Perception of Normal…, 529
Categorization
Category: Definitional Content
- DEFINE: Contrasts forward masking with simultaneous masking paradigms.
Related
- Forward masking presents masker before signal so the two never overlap in time (similarity 0.94)
- Forward masking reveals an effect that only appears when sounds co-occur. (similarity 0.93)
- Forward masking measures temporal processing between distinct sounds. (similarity 0.92)
- Forward masking requires maskers with similar frequency components and high intensity (similarity 0.89)
- Sounds mask both preceding and following sounds but forward masking dominates. (similarity 0.88)
- Non-simultaneous masking lets sounds mask others at temporal offsets, not only together (similarity 0.88)
- Forward masking and gap detection measure the same resolution differently (similarity 0.88)
- Forward masking reveals how the ear’s perceptual representation of sound decays over time (similarity 0.87)
- Forward masking follows masker termination and is also called post masking (similarity 0.87)
- Masking can occur even when the masker follows the test sound in time. (similarity 0.87)
- Simultaneous masking yields broader tuning curves than forward masking. (similarity 0.86)
- Masking noise prevents listeners from using unintended spectral cues (similarity 0.86)
- A suppressor below masker threshold can reduce forward masking without itself masking the signal (similarity 0.85)
- Forward masking persists up to 200 ms after the masker ends (similarity 0.85)
- Temporal masking patterns comprise simultaneous, post, and premasking effects (similarity 0.85)
Broader Connections
- Forward masking measures temporal processing between distinct sounds.
#expands(0.80) — Jennifer Lentz, Psychoacoustics- Perception of Normal…, 1044 - Variable-frequency experiments reveal frequency effects that fixed-frequency masking hides.
#expands(0.75) — Jennifer Lentz, Psychoacoustics- Perception of Normal…, 461 - Forward masking and gap detection measure the same resolution differently
#qualifies(0.72) — Jennifer Lentz, Psychoacoustics- Perception of Normal…, 1027