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.
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