Acoustic intensity causes perceived changes in arousal levels in music: An experimental investigation

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Dean, Roger T ^a   Bailes, Freya ^a   Schubert, Emery ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION; AUDITORY FEEDBACK; AUDITORY STIMULATION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOUDNESS; MALE; MUSIC; NORMAL HUMAN; SOUND INTENSITY; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; HEARING;

AUDITORY PERCEPTION; HUMANS; MUSIC;

EID: 79955418836     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0018591     Document Type: Article

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