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Research participants needed for a study on speech perception

Posted by School of Communication Sciences and Disorders on November 17, 2021 in General Announcements

Research participants are needed for a study on the effect of speaking rate on speech perception by older listeners.

Who can take part in the study?
•    Any adult 60 years old or older

You must also meet these requirements:
•    Be a native speaker of English
•    Have normal hearing

What you will be asked to do?
•    Participation involves one 30-minute session to do hearing test as well as two different tasks involving listening to speech with background noise.
•    Participants will fill out a consent form and a short intake form.

If you are interested in participating, please contact
Hanna Bowers: hn990804@dal.ca or Taylor Hill: ty889994@dal.ca