R. Stanton
December 8th 06, 08:03 PM
On Dec 8, 12:57 pm, Signal > wrote:
> Mr Stanton wrote:"Comments from this group, have shown that many people consider
> the ABX test stressful and confusing. One person who used the ABX
> test for a group evaluation wrote: "... several of us noted that we
> had great difficulty remembering what A had sounded like by the time
> we got through with X."
>
> The conclusion here is that ABX is stressful and thus confusing.
> However the very experienced ABX tester Thomas Nousaine, endorsed by
> ABX spokesperson Arnold Krueger, has expressed the alternative view :
> ABX is not stressful enough.
>
> Nousaine:
>
> >Actually people perform their
> >BEST under stress. It is the human condition...when the lion growls we
> >attain maximal sensitivity! Nousaine:
>
> >Actually putting a gun to your head would ensure that IF real differences
> >were present you would be able to hear them.Nousaine again:
>
> >I'd say that if IF someone held a gun to a subjects head threatening to shoot
> >him when he failed to reliably report the presence of a given sound the
> >subject would be most likely to respond correctly when the sound was
> >actually a real phenomenonSo here's an outline of the new improved ABX+
>
> First, select the two components to be tested. Lets call them "A" and
> "B." Group tests are fallible - so tests should be performed on an
> individual basis. Testees should therefore be kept in a waiting room
> and called in one at a time. To prevent subjects from being influenced
> by overhearing tests hearing should be masked with headphones or tape.
>
> As each subject is called out they should also be blindfolded and
> gagged to prevent bias and communication. To maximize sensitivity, gag
> first, produce your firearm so they can see it, *then* blindfold them.
> Now you can remove their headphones and whisper "if you answer any
> question incorrectly I will shoot you in the head". Bind them to a
> chair in the "sweet spot" using rope or chains and proceed with the
> testing....
>
> Play snippets or A and B in a random order, and ask them to identify
> which one is X. Those who survive get to make a better informed
> shopping choice.
>
> --
> S i g n a l @ l i n e o n e . n e t
Thank you very much for your joke. A little levity always livens up a
debate. You were joking weren't you? :-(
> Mr Stanton wrote:"Comments from this group, have shown that many people consider
> the ABX test stressful and confusing. One person who used the ABX
> test for a group evaluation wrote: "... several of us noted that we
> had great difficulty remembering what A had sounded like by the time
> we got through with X."
>
> The conclusion here is that ABX is stressful and thus confusing.
> However the very experienced ABX tester Thomas Nousaine, endorsed by
> ABX spokesperson Arnold Krueger, has expressed the alternative view :
> ABX is not stressful enough.
>
> Nousaine:
>
> >Actually people perform their
> >BEST under stress. It is the human condition...when the lion growls we
> >attain maximal sensitivity! Nousaine:
>
> >Actually putting a gun to your head would ensure that IF real differences
> >were present you would be able to hear them.Nousaine again:
>
> >I'd say that if IF someone held a gun to a subjects head threatening to shoot
> >him when he failed to reliably report the presence of a given sound the
> >subject would be most likely to respond correctly when the sound was
> >actually a real phenomenonSo here's an outline of the new improved ABX+
>
> First, select the two components to be tested. Lets call them "A" and
> "B." Group tests are fallible - so tests should be performed on an
> individual basis. Testees should therefore be kept in a waiting room
> and called in one at a time. To prevent subjects from being influenced
> by overhearing tests hearing should be masked with headphones or tape.
>
> As each subject is called out they should also be blindfolded and
> gagged to prevent bias and communication. To maximize sensitivity, gag
> first, produce your firearm so they can see it, *then* blindfold them.
> Now you can remove their headphones and whisper "if you answer any
> question incorrectly I will shoot you in the head". Bind them to a
> chair in the "sweet spot" using rope or chains and proceed with the
> testing....
>
> Play snippets or A and B in a random order, and ask them to identify
> which one is X. Those who survive get to make a better informed
> shopping choice.
>
> --
> S i g n a l @ l i n e o n e . n e t
Thank you very much for your joke. A little levity always livens up a
debate. You were joking weren't you? :-(