Research On Psychological Parameters of Sound

Item

Title
Research On Psychological Parameters of Sound
Date
1960
Index Abstract
Contrails only
Photo Quality
Not Needed
Report Number
WADD TR 60-249
Corporate Author
Mississippi Southern College
Laboratory
Aerospace Medical Laboratory
Extent
65
PB Number
PB171403
Identifier
AD0240814
AD0240814
Access Rights
OTS
Distribution Classification
1
Contract
AF 33(616)-3644
DoD Project
7231
DoD Task
71786
DTIC Record Exists
Yes
Distribution Change Authority Correspondence
DLW 28 MAR 73 (PB 171403) ASD LTR 19 MAR 73
Report Availability
Full text available
Date Issued
1960-02
Abstract
Experimental approaches to the determination of psychological parameters for complex sounds are discussed and relevant studies are summarized. The results of a series of experiments which were conducted treating the problems of parameters for complex sounds are included in this report. The studies involved language of auditory experience, scaling of auditory stimulus sets on equal-interval scales, paired-comparisons scaling, scaling by direct magnitude estimations, observer generated scales, multidimensional scaling of groups of sounds, and changes in auditory perception under constant stimulation. The results of the various studies indicated that the most promising approach for the study of parameters of complex sounds was that the most promising approach for the study of parameters of complex sounds was the multidimensional scaling model. In a pure tone study this scaling model isolated the expected dimensions, pitch and loudness. In the scaling of complex sounds, for several stimulus sets evaluated, between three and six dimensions appeared to emerge.
Provenance
IIT
Type
report
Format
1 online resource (vii, 57 pages) : ill.
Subject
Hearing
Hearing
Psychoacoustics
Information Theory
Factor Analysis
Pitch Discrimination
Reaction (Psychology)
Sound
Acoustic Signals
Statistical Analysis
Stimulation (Physiology)
Test Methods
Publisher
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH : Aerospace Medical Laboratory, Wright Air Development Division, Air Research and Development Command, United States Air Force
Distribution Conflict
No
Creator
Peters, Robert W.