Abstract
Effects of auditory vs. visual presentation on dot pulse counting
H. Horiuchi
Two experiments, concerned with the effects of auditory vs. visual presentation on dot pulse counting, are described in a view-point of mufti-channel study. 9 series of dot pulses : 4, 5, 6, . . . . 11, 12, were presented auditory (A) or visually (V) at 10 rates: 100, 125, 150, 200, 225, 250, 300, 350, 400, and 450 msec inter-stimulus intervals (ISI) on each dot pulse. The interference materials were the same dot pulse, but they were presented in delay of a half percent of ISI through the other channel. Channels of presentation were: (1) A-only, (2) V-only, (3) A-V redundant, (4) monaural, left (L) - interference, (5) monocular, L-interference, (6) monaural A-right (R), monocular VL-interference, (7) monocular VR, monaural AL-interference. 12 Ss were required to count the number of dot pulses (click sounds or flashes) presented through each channel. In the first, binaural and binocular, A-presentation was superior to V-presentation on the accuracy of response and reaction time. A-V redundant presentation was not always effecting a significant increment of the correct response. In the second experiment, monaural and monocular in the interference situation, A-presentation had also superiority, and the unisensory system was more affected by the interference materials than the bisensory system.