more effort is required when listening to speech in order to discern which words are being spoken, so listening is tiring
there can be misinterpretation of what is being said as the listener mistakes one word for another
it is challenging to listen and accurately hear speech sounds when someone is speaking with an accent
more effort is needed when listening to audio content without seeing the speaker, such as over the phone or a radio broadcast, because the listener can’t use lip reading cues to support speech discrimination
clearly discriminating spoken words in listening situations such as a discussion, conversation, or lecture
A Difficulty in This Cognitive Function Leads to:
more effort is required when listening to speech in order to discern which words are being spoken, so listening is tiring
there can be misinterpretation of what is being said as the listener mistakes one word for another
it is challenging to listen and accurately hear speech sounds when someone is speaking with an accent
more effort is needed when listening to audio content without seeing the speaker, such as over the phone or a radio broadcast, because the listener can’t use lip reading cues to support speech discrimination
Enhancing This Function Leads to:
more accurate discrimination of speech sounds when listening to the spoken word
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