The Effects of Sound on Color Intensity Perception

Abstract

Sensory interaction occurs when the response elicited by a sense modality due to a specific stimulus is significantly affected by the simultaneous stimulation of that sensory system by any other sense modality in the body. This experiment is concerned with the interaction of audition and vision where the auditory conditions consist of no sound, pleasant sound, and unpleasant sound (as judged by the subject), and the visual conditions consist of equal intensity judgments on red, green and blue lights against a white standard. The data from thirty subjects are discussed including main effects and interaction of experimental conditions. The hypotheses concerning the differential sensitivity of the dark-adapted eye to red, green and blue colored lights are confirmed. The hypotheses concerning the influence of audition on vision are not confirmed. The potential influence of the reticular activating system is discussed in light of these findings.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0717715

Entities

People

  • L. R. Chason
  • William P. Mockovak

Organizations

  • United States Air Force Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Stimulation
  • Air Force
  • Auditory Acuity
  • Brain
  • Brightness
  • Data Analysis
  • Hypotheses
  • Information Science
  • Intensity
  • Light Sources
  • New York
  • Perception
  • Psychology
  • Reaction Time
  • Regression Analysis
  • United States
  • United States Air Force Academy

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.