Effects of sound types and volumes on simulated driving, vigilance tasks and heart rate

Occupational Ergonomics

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 153-168

  Dalton, Brian H ^a   Behm, David G ^a   Kibele, Armin ^b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Music; Noise; Non conscious perception; Volume

Indexed keywords

EID: 38549132388     PISSN: 13599364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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