TABLE 3.
A list of stimuli used in experiment 1
| Stimulus No. | Acoustic Ear | Electric Ear | Set A | Set B | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Full bandwidth | — | x | x | Normal hearing ear only |
| 2 | — | Full bandwidth | x | x | Electric ear only |
| 3 | Full bandwidth | Full bandwidth | x | x | Acoustic and electric |
| 4 | Low-pass filter: 250 Hz | — | x | — | Hearing loss simulation |
| 5 | Low-pass filter: 500 Hz | — | x | — | Hearing loss simulation |
| 6 | Low-pass filter: 1000 Hz | — | x | — | Hearing loss simulation |
| 7 | Low-pass filter: 250 Hz | Full bandwidth | x | x | Bimodal user simulation |
| 8 | Low-pass filter: 500 Hz | Full bandwidth | x | x | Bimodal user simulation |
| 9 | Low-pass filter: 1000 Hz | Full bandwidth | x | x | Bimodal user simulation |
| 10 | Low-pass filter: 250 Hz | High-pass filter: 250 Hz | — | x | Bimodal simulation without overlapping frequencies |
| 11 | Low-pass filter: 500 Hz | High-pass filter: 500 Hz | — | x | Bimodal simulation without overlapping frequencies |
| 12 | Low-pass filter: 1000 Hz | High-pass filter: 1000 Hz | — | x | Bimodal simulation without overlapping frequencies |
| 13 | 6-channel noise vocoder with 6.5 mm shift | — | x | x | Low quality anchor stimulus which presumably sounds worse than all other stimuli |