The Effects of Hearing Protectors on Auditory Localization: Evidence From Audio-Visual Target Acquisition

• Autorzy: Bolia R. S. , McKinley R. L.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Response times (RT) in an audio-visual target acquisition task were collected from 3 participants while wearing either circumaural earmuffs, foam earplugs, or no hearing protection. Analyses revealed that participants took significantly longer to locate and identify an audio-visual target in both hearing protector conditions than they did in the unoccluded condition, suggesting a disturbance of the cues used by listeners to localize sounds in space. RTs were significantly faster in both hearing protector conditions than in a non-audio control condition, indicating that auditory localization was not completely disrupted. Results are discussed in terms of safety issues involved with wearing hearing protectors in an occupational environment.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

auditory localization; hearing protection; visual search

PL

ochrona słuchu; środowisko pracy; lokalizacja źródła dźwięku

• Wydawca: Taylor & Francis
• Czasopismo: International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics
• Rocznik: 2000
• Tom: Vol. 6, No. 3
• Strony: 309--319
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 14 poz., rys., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Bolia R. S.

• Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH, USA

autor

McKinley R. L.

• Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH, USA

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