Multimodal urgency coding: auditory, visual, and tactile parameters and their impact on perceived urgency.
Through a series of investigations involving different levels of contextual fidelity we developed scales of perceived urgency for several dimensions of the auditory, visual, and tactile modalities. Psychophysical ratings of perceived urgency, annoyance, and acceptability as well as behavioral responses to signals in each modality were obtained and analyzed using Steven's Power Law to allow comparison across modalities. Obtained results and their implications for use as in-vehicle alerts and warnings are discussed.
Department of Psychology, George Mason University, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030, United States of America. cbaldwi4@gmu.edu
Carryl L
CL
Baldwin
Jesse L
JL
Eisert
Andre
A
Garcia
Bridget
B
Lewis
Stephanie M
SM
Pratt
Christian
C
Gonzalez
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001334:Automobile Driving / Q000523:psychology*; D003626:Data Display; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006309:Hearing; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010465:Perception; D017603:Signal Detection, Psychological; D014110:Touch; D014785:Vision, Ocular; D055815:Young Adult