The excitation pattern is the internal representation of a stimulus spectrum

Evidence

The excitation pattern provides a psychological, internal representation of the stimulus spectrum. Its conceptualization has been integral to our understanding of what spectral information is accessible to the auditory system. — Jennifer Lentz, Psychoacoustics- Perception of Normal…, 398

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines one of the chapter’s core models: the excitation pattern.
• QUESTION: How exactly is the excitation pattern measured or derived from masking data? Worth chasing in the body of the chapter.