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Noise and Human Performance.

PB90114992

Publication Date	1974
Personal Author	Heimstra, N. W.
Page Count	62
Abstract	Experiments conducted to study the relationship between the meaning of a sound and performance on various tasks during exposure to the sound reveal no relation between task performance and noise conditions. A study is reported of individual differences perceived annoyance of various sounds between males and females, with females showing much more variability. A third experiment is reported on effects of noise in combination with another stressor (fatigue), revealing no significant differences between conditions.
Keywords	Noise(Sound) Human factors engineering Performance evaluation Stress(Physiology) Behavior
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 57W - Stress Physiology 95D - Human Factors Engineering
Corporate Authors	South Dakota Univ., Vermillion. Dept. of Psychology.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Progress rept.
NTIS Issue Number	199003

Noise and Human Performance.

Noise and Human Performance.
PB90114992

Publication Date	1974
Personal Author	Heimstra, N. W.
Page Count	62
Abstract	Experiments conducted to study the relationship between the meaning of a sound and performance on various tasks during exposure to the sound reveal no relation between task performance and noise conditions. A study is reported of individual differences perceived annoyance of various sounds between males and females, with females showing much more variability. A third experiment is reported on effects of noise in combination with another stressor (fatigue), revealing no significant differences between conditions.
Keywords	Noise(Sound) Human factors engineering Performance evaluation Stress(Physiology) Behavior
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 57W - Stress Physiology 95D - Human Factors Engineering
Corporate Authors	South Dakota Univ., Vermillion. Dept. of Psychology.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Progress rept.
NTIS Issue Number	199003