Sounds can mask both slightly earlier and later probe sounds

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• Sound masking extends in time before and after the masker (similarity 0.87)
• Amounts of masking are expressed as dB differences, not absolute dB SPL levels. (similarity 0.82)
• Sounds mask both preceding and following sounds but forward masking dominates. (similarity 0.81)
• Half-wave rectification logic predicts audibility that listeners do not perceive (similarity 0.81)
• High ambient noise forces listeners to raise volume toward hearing-loss levels (similarity 0.81)
• Inserting a temporal gap can change a sound’s spectrum, confounding gap measures (similarity 0.81)
• Detecting changes in auditory textures depends mainly on integration time available (similarity 0.81)
• A 1 dB detection gain can shift speech identification by 15 to 20 points (similarity 0.81)
• Masking occurs when one sound interferes with perceiving another (similarity 0.80)
• Sound’s constant speed across wavelengths is what preserves speech intelligibility (similarity 0.80)
• Auditorium speaker placement creates extreme sound level variation from front to back (similarity 0.80)
• The audiogram only measures sound detection, omitting everything else about auditory perception. (similarity 0.80)
• Faster reaction times track louder sounds only at moderate to high levels (similarity 0.80)
• The auditory spectrum differs from the physical power spectrum in resolution and shape (similarity 0.80)
• Speech comprehension depends on direct sound, which falls off with the inverse square law. (similarity 0.79)