Blinded veterans were asked to listen to four sections of a seventh grade level biographical sketch that had been recorded at progressively faster rates (1.0, 1.5, 2.0, and 2.5 times the initial rate of 194 words per minute) through use of a commercially available electronic discrete time compressed speech device. After each section, multiple choice questions were asked. Variables such as age, use of hearing aid, education level, Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale Verbal IQ, and scale scores of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory and the California Psychological Inventory were analyzed for possible relationship with the subject's maximum comprehended compression rate. Younger veterans whose personality tests indicated better psychological adjustment tended to be more successful in comprehending compressed speech.

失明的退伍军人被要求收听七年级传记素描的四个部分，这些部分是通过使用市售电子设备以逐渐加快的速度（每分钟 194 个单词的初始速度的 1.0、1.5、2.0 和 2.5 倍）录制的。离散时间压缩语音设备。每个部分之后，都会提出多项选择题。分析了诸如年龄、助听器使用、教育水平、韦克斯勒成人智力量表言语智商以及明尼苏达多相人格量表和加利福尼亚心理量表的量表分数等变量与受试者最大理解压缩率的可能关系。性格测试表明心理适应能力较好的年轻退伍军人在理解压缩语言方面往往更成功。