The purpose of this study was to examine the response of adult subjects to directed listening tasks, using the dichotic consonant-vowel (CV) identification test. Twenty-five subjects, 20 to 36 years of age, were tested. Dichotic CV testing was administered utilizing the directed listening paradigm and free recall instructions. Results indicated that subjects showed right ear advantage in the directed right listening condition, and left ear advantage in directed left listening condition. Free recall listening conditions showed a right ear advantage. These results show a previously unreported maturational effect on dichotic CV testing. Implications of test findings are discussed.