PSY/CS330 Human Factors
5/1/00
Day 1-35
The Perception of Auditory Direction - 2
uInteraural Intensity Differences
lDescription - Head shadows sound so that farther ear will hear a slightly less intense sound.
lJust as we suppress later sounds, we suppress less intense sounds.
lWorks best for relatively high frequencies.
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uThis ability to  hear sounds from all directions is useful to design alerts.