Auditory concept identification (CI) of males and females was studied under 4 degrees of complexity and 3 types of dimensions as sources of relevant information. CI was negatively influenced by complexity, and females performed better than males when laterality of CI signal was relevant. Interactions between dimensions were found; explanation of sex differences in CI was attempted.
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