Gap detection measures the smallest audible silent gap

Evidence

Today, we use gap detection to provide a rapid and general assessment of the temporal resolution of the auditory system. In a gap detection task, we measure the just noticeable duration of a silent gap embedded into a stimulus. — Jennifer Lentz, Psychoacoustics- Perception of Normal…, 940

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines gap detection as measuring the just-noticeable duration of a silent gap.