Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2007
Abstract
Magnitude estimation was used to assess the experience of ur- gency in pulse-train stimuli (pulsed white noise) ranging from 3.13 to 200 Hz. At low pulse rates, pulses were easily resolved. At high pulse rates, pulses fused together leading to a tonal sensation with a clear pitch level. Urgency ratings followed a nonmonotonic (polynomial) function with local maxima at 17.68 and 200 Hz. The same stimuli were also used in response time and pitch scaling experiments. Response times were negatively corre- lated with urgency ratings. Pitch scaling results indicated that urgency of pulse trains is mediated by the perceptual constructs of speed and pitch.
Recommended Citation
Russo, Frank A. and Jones, Jeffery A., "Urgency is a non-monotonic function of pulse rate" (2007). Psychology Publications and Research. Paper 17.
http://digitalcommons.ryerson.ca/psych/17