INFLUENCE OF AUDITORY STIMULUS INTENSITY ON APPARENT DURATION

Berglund, B., Berglund, U., Ekman, G. & Frankenhaeuser, M. The influence of auditory stimulus intensity on apparent duration. Scand J. Psychol., 1969, 1021–26.— apparent duration of an auditory signal of 1000 C/S was measured by the method of magnitude estimation. Ten different stimulus intensities ranging from 57 to 104 dB were used in combination with three different durations: 50, 250, and 500 msec. The results showed that the apparent duration of the signal grew as a logarithmic function of stimulus intensity. These results are consistent with the hypothesis relating apparent duration to activation level as well as with results of similar experiments involving electrical and vibrotactile stimulation. Copyright © 1969, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved