The effects of spectral and temporal parameters on perceived confirmation of an auditory non-speech signal.
In human-machine interactions, the confirmation of an action or input is a very important information for users. A paired comparison experiment explored the effects of four acoustic parameters on the perceived confirmation of auditory non-speech signals. Reducing the frequency-ratio and the pulse-to-pulse time between two successive pulses increased perceived confirmation. The effects of the parameters frequency and number of pulses were not clear-cut. The results provide information for designing auditory confirmation signals. It is shown that findings about the effects of certain parameters on the perceived urgency of warning signals cannot be easily inverted to perceived confirmation.
Department for Work, Environmental and Health Psychology, Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, D-85072, Eichstätt, Germany xaver.bodendoerfer@ku.de.
Xaver
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Bodendörfer
Healthcare Sector, Siemens AG, Healthcare Sector, D-91301, Forchheim, Germany reinier.kortekaas@siemens.com; markus.weingarten@siemens.com.
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Kortekaas
Healthcare Sector, Siemens AG, Healthcare Sector, D-91301, Forchheim, Germany reinier.kortekaas@siemens.com; markus.weingarten@siemens.com.
Markus
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Weingarten
Department for Work, Environmental and Health Psychology, Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, D-85072, Eichstätt, Germany sabine.schlittmeier@ku.de.
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Schlittmeier
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