Auditory distraction and short-term memory: Phenomena and practical implications

Human Factors

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 12-29

  Banbury, S P ^a   Macken, W J ^a   Tremblay, S ^a   Jones, D M ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE INTERFERENCE; COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; NOISE POLLUTION;

AUDITORY DISTRACTIONS;

ACOUSTIC WAVES;

ACOUSTICS; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION; COGNITION; HABITUATION; HUMAN; RECALL; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SOUND PRESSURE; SOUND TRANSMISSION; SPEECH; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0034960356     PISSN: 00187208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1518/001872001775992462     Document Type: Article

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