The importance of auditory-visual interaction in the construction of 'tranquil space'

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 501-509

  Pheasant, Robert J ^a   Fisher, Mark N ^b   Watts, Greg R ^a   Whitaker, David J ^a   Horoshenkov, Kirill V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bi modal stimuli; Loudness; Soundscape; Tranquillity; Uni modal stimuli

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149282724     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: 15229610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2010.03.006     Document Type: Article

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