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This document describes the operation of the computer program HTP.EXE, which was designed to allow computer control of marine mammal hearing tests. The system uses the psychophysical "staircase" method and a behavioral response paradigm to estimate hearing thresholds in trained subjects. The program is suitable for isolated hearing threshold measurements and paired measurements made before and after exposure to threshold-affecting treatments (e.g., exposure to intense sound or other ototoxic agent). Although specifically designed for use with marine mammals, the program is appropriate for use with any subject trained for participation in a behavioral response paradigm. |
