Listeners vary widely in how long masking persists across time.

Evidence

It should be noted, however, that considerable variation exists between listeners in terms of the time intervals over which forward and backward masking takes place. — David M. Howard, Jamie Angus, Acoustics and Psychoacoustics, 1606

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Sound masking extends in time before and after the masker; Sound must vary over time to hold listener attention — David M. Howard, Jamie Angus, Acoustics and Psychoacoustics, 1486; Normal-hearing listeners exploit temporal dips in fluctuating maskers to detect signals. — Jennifer Lentz, Psychoacoustics- Perception of Normal…, 551 (+17 more)

Broader Connections

• Sound masking extends in time before and after the masker #expands (1.00)
• Envelope-structured sounds produce time-variant temporal masking patterns. #expands (1.00) — Professor Dr.-Ing. Hugo Fastl, Professor Dr.-Ing. Eberhard, Psychoacoustics- Facts and Models, 520
• Even steady-state masking noise varies meaningfully over 100-ms timescales for consonant perception. #expands (1.00)
• Steady-state masking noise varies perceptually even with a 100-ms time shift. #expands (1.00) — Dijk, Pim van, Physiology, Psychoacoustics and…, 5575
• Sound must vary over time to hold listener attention #complicates (0.90) — David M. Howard, Jamie Angus, Acoustics and Psychoacoustics, 1486
• Exponential change-time distributions prevent listeners from exploiting timing strategies. #expands (0.90)
• Sounds mask both preceding and following sounds in time #expands (0.90)
• Hearing masks sounds before they occur via slower and faster sensory build-up times #expands (0.90)
• Sounds mask both preceding and following sounds but forward masking dominates. #expands (0.90) — Ville Pulkki, Matti Karjalainen, Communication Acoustics- An…, 1016
• Normal-hearing listeners exploit temporal dips in fluctuating maskers to detect signals. #complicates (0.80) — Jennifer Lentz, Psychoacoustics- Perception of Normal…, 551
• Masking is quantified by the shift in a listener’s hearing-threshold curve #complicates (0.80) — David Howard, Jamie Angus, coustics and Psychoacoustics, 1633
• Masking release differences shrink when normal listeners are tested at matched sensation level #complicates (0.80)
• A masker can mask sounds occurring before it is switched on. #responds-to (0.80) — Professor Dr.-Ing. Hugo Fastl, Professor Dr.-Ing. Eberhard, Psychoacoustics- Facts and Models, 487
• Masking disrupts everyday speech and music whenever competing sounds differ in level #complicates (0.80) — Professor Dr.-Ing. Hugo Fastl, Professor Dr.-Ing. Eberhard, Psychoacoustics- Facts and Models, 397
• The masking index varies with frequency, distinguishing UEN from uniform masking noise. #complicates (0.80) — Professor Dr.-Ing. Hugo Fastl, Professor Dr.-Ing. Eberhard, Psychoacoustics- Facts and Models, 984