Ashley E Symons
Biographic Data
| ID | 8955886 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ashley E Symons |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ashley E |
| FAMILY NAME | Symons |
| SIGNATURE | SYMONS A E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Royal Holloway University of London |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5980-6752 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Strong primary cue weighting is linked to robust dimension-selective attention
Speech perception is supported by multiple redundant acoustic cues. How do listeners prioritize these cues? Although computational models suggest that cue weighting reflects the statistical reliability of cues in language input, listeners show stable individual differences in weighting strategies. These differences may arise from variation in perceptual acuity (affecting the perceived reliability of specific dimensions) or from selective attentio…
Speech perception strategies shift instantly
To perceive speech listeners must decide how to prioritize information from multiple acoustic dimensions. Over the course of language learning, individuals form stable perceptual strategies which reflect the strength of the statistical relationship between values along particular acoustic dimensions and linguistic categories. Despite this underlying stability, listeners will change their strategies in response to evidence about shifts in the reli…
Effects of targeted perceptual training on L2 suprasegmental weighting strategies
Learning a second language (L2) is challenging partly due to perceptual strategies inherited from learners’ first language. For example, speakers of tone languages like Mandarin over-use pitch in English prosody perception and production. We developed a novel training paradigm to help Mandarin learners adopt more native-like strategies by enhancing their use of duration relative to pitch cues during prosody categorization. After prosody training,…
Informational masking influences segmental and suprasegmental speech categorization
Auditory categorization requires listeners to integrate acoustic information from multiple dimensions. Attentional theories suggest that acoustic dimensions that are informative attract attention and therefore receive greater perceptual weight during categorization. However, the acoustic environment is often noisy, with multiple sound sources competing for listeners’ attention. Amid these adverse conditions, attentional theories predict that list…
Salient sounds distort time perception and production
The auditory world is often cacophonous, with some sounds capturing attention and distracting us from our goals. Despite the universality of this experience, many questions remain about how and why sound captures attention, how rapidly behavior is disrupted, and how long this interference lasts. Here, we use a novel measure of behavioral disruption to test predictions made by models of auditory salience. Models predict that goal-directed behavior…
May I Speak Freely? The Difficulty in Vocal Identity Processing Across Free and Scripted Speech
In the fields of face recognition and voice recognition, a growing literature now suggests that the ability to recognize an individual despite changes from one instance to the next is a considerable challenge. The present paper reports on one experiment in the voice domain designed to determine whether a change in the mere style of speech may result in a measurable difficulty when trying to discriminate between speakers. Participants completed a …
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May I Speak Freely? The Difficulty in Vocal Identity Processing Across Free and Scripted Speech
In the fields of face recognition and voice recognition, a growing literature now suggests that the ability to recognize an individual despite changes from one instance to the next is a considerable challenge. The present paper reports on one experiment in the voice domain designed to determine whether a change in the mere style of speech may result in a measurable difficulty when trying to discriminate between speakers. Participants completed a …
Informational masking influences segmental and suprasegmental speech categorization
Auditory categorization requires listeners to integrate acoustic information from multiple dimensions. Attentional theories suggest that acoustic dimensions that are informative attract attention and therefore receive greater perceptual weight during categorization. However, the acoustic environment is often noisy, with multiple sound sources competing for listeners’ attention. Amid these adverse conditions, attentional theories predict that list…
Salient sounds distort time perception and production
The auditory world is often cacophonous, with some sounds capturing attention and distracting us from our goals. Despite the universality of this experience, many questions remain about how and why sound captures attention, how rapidly behavior is disrupted, and how long this interference lasts. Here, we use a novel measure of behavioral disruption to test predictions made by models of auditory salience. Models predict that goal-directed behavior…
Strong primary cue weighting is linked to robust dimension-selective attention
Speech perception is supported by multiple redundant acoustic cues. How do listeners prioritize these cues? Although computational models suggest that cue weighting reflects the statistical reliability of cues in language input, listeners show stable individual differences in weighting strategies. These differences may arise from variation in perceptual acuity (affecting the perceived reliability of specific dimensions) or from selective attentio…
Speech perception strategies shift instantly
To perceive speech listeners must decide how to prioritize information from multiple acoustic dimensions. Over the course of language learning, individuals form stable perceptual strategies which reflect the strength of the statistical relationship between values along particular acoustic dimensions and linguistic categories. Despite this underlying stability, listeners will change their strategies in response to evidence about shifts in the reli…
Effects of targeted perceptual training on L2 suprasegmental weighting strategies
Learning a second language (L2) is challenging partly due to perceptual strategies inherited from learners’ first language. For example, speakers of tone languages like Mandarin over-use pitch in English prosody perception and production. We developed a novel training paradigm to help Mandarin learners adopt more native-like strategies by enhancing their use of duration relative to pitch cues during prosody categorization. After prosody training,…
Psychology (5 works) · Cognitive psychology (4 works) · Perception (4 works) · Phonetics and Phonology Research (4 works) · Communication (3 works) · Linguistics (3 works) · Neuroscience (3 works) · Neuroscience and Music Perception (3 works) · Artificial Intelligence (2 works) · Audiology (2 works)