Ss with normal vision and hearing were asked to follow a sound through a series of rooms while walking blindfolded. Ss who were previously trained (by listening to short binaural recordings of sounds similar to those they had to follow while blindfolded) made their tour at a significantly slower rate than those who were given no previous experience of any kind. The relative slowness produced by training suggested that experience leads Ss to behave more cautiously and to listen to their surroundings with somewhat greater attention. The use of such recorded training materials for the newly blind thus provides an adequate early step toward rehabilitation.
