Effects of noise sensitivity and listening effort on perceptual ratings of background noise

Previous research suggests that noise sensitivity is related to inefficient auditory processing that might increase the mental load of noise and affect noise evaluation. This assumption was tested in an experiment using a dual-task paradigm with a visual primary task and an auditory secondary task....

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Published in:JASA express letters 2024-08, Vol.4 (8)
Main Authors: von Berg, Markus, Himmelein, Hendrik, Steffens, Jochen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acoustic Stimulation
Adult
Auditory Perception - physiology
Female
Humans
Loudness Perception - physiology
Male
Noise - adverse effects
Visual Perception - physiology
Young Adult
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Summary:Previous research suggests that noise sensitivity is related to inefficient auditory processing that might increase the mental load of noise and affect noise evaluation. This assumption was tested in an experiment using a dual-task paradigm with a visual primary task and an auditory secondary task. Results showed that participants' noise sensitivity was positively correlated with mental effort. Furthermore, mental effort mediated the effect of noise sensitivity on loudness and unpleasantness ratings. The results thus support the idea that noise sensitivity is related to increased mental effort and difficulties in filtering auditory information and that situational factors should be considered.
ISSN:2691-1191
2691-1191
DOI:10.1121/10.0028201