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How an Audio Stimulus Can Alter a Person’s Temperature Perception and Stress Level

University of British Columbia. Campus and Community Planning

How does an audio stimulus impact one’s perceived temperature and stress levels? Researchers predict two potential outcomes where an audio stimulus that elicits heat will increase one’s perceived temperature while decreasing stress levels. The second hypothesis states that an audio stimulus that evokes cooling sensations will decrease both perceived temperature and stress levels within a person. Through the use of a between-subjects design each participant (n = 251) is randomly assigned to one of three conditions: a fireplace or waterstream condition, as experimental groups, and a white noise condition being the control group. By administering a pre and post-test survey to all participants, researchers can measure the difference in temperature and stress levels through self-reported evaluations. An ANOVA test affirms both hypotheses as correct and suggests that an audio stimulus has the capability to increase or decrease both perceived temperature and stress levels. Disclaimer: “UBC SEEDS provides students with the opportunity to share the findings of their studies, as well as their opinions, conclusions and recommendations with the UBC community. The reader should bear in mind that this is a student project/report and is not an official document of UBC. Furthermore readers should bear in mind that these reports may not reflect the current status of activities at UBC. We urge you to contact the research persons mentioned in a report or the SEEDS Coordinator about the current status of the subject matter of a project/report.”

Report

eng

2023-09-07

Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International

http://hdl.handle.net/2429/85865

Unreviewed

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/