Effects of context on the subjective equation of auditory and visual intensities.
Thirty-six subjects were instructed to equate the loudness of a pure tone with the brightness of an illuminated field. Eighteen of the subjects had been given brief preliminary experience with tones of low intensity; the remaining 18, with tones of high intensity. A significant and substantial effect upon equation was demonstrated.
D000328:Adult; D006309:Hearing; D006801:Humans; D014796:Visual Perception
HEARING; VISUAL PERCEPTION