A calming cacophony: Social identity can shape the experience of loud noise

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 36, Issue , 2013, Pages 87-95

  Shankar, S ^a   Stevenson, C ^b   Pandey, K ^a   Tewari, S ^a   Hopkins, N P ^c   Reicher, S D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALLAHABAD   (India)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Noise; Religious experience; Sensory experience; Social identity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882805791     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: 15229610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2013.07.004     Document Type: Article

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