PSYC 3450 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Aircraft Noise, Basilar Membrane, White Noise
15 Nov 2015
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Annoyance: annoyance: negative effects of noise used to measure the adverse effects of environmental features that produce noise like airports, railroads and highways. 2: a constant unbroken noise when broken into bursts the noise becomes disturbing, adaption is difficult, most deleterious effect on behaviour. Sources of noise: noise has a subjective component (must be judged as unwanted) Level of disturbance of noise depends on context (leaky faucet during day vs. during night) Transportation noise: automobile noise is the most cited source of urban noise and opening new highways. 11 million or more americans are exposed to vehicular noise at or above levels of hearing loss. 88-120db, coal miners to continuous levels b/w 95-105db. Effects of noise: air conditioners also cause substantial noise, loudness was related to annoyance and the amount that the ac"s noise exceeded the ambient noise was also related to annoyance. Ve reactions to the ac noise was common and occurred in quiet neighbourhoods where.
