TY - BOOK AU - Baldwin,Carryl L. TI - Auditory cognition and human performance: research and applications SN - 9780415325943 (hardback) AV - BF323.L5 B28 2012 U1 - 152.15 BAL 23 PY - 2012/// CY - Boca Raton, FL PB - Taylor & Francis KW - Listening KW - Auditory perception KW - Cognition KW - Ability KW - TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Industrial Health & Safety KW - bisacsh N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-314) and index; Hearing: The Neglected Sense Introduction The Battle of the Senses: Vision versus Audition Early Human Performance Research Early Developments in Modern Cognitive Psychology Sensation and Perception Research Scope of This Book Concluding Remarks The Auditory World Introduction Sources of Sound Sources of Sound in Work Environments Sources of Sound in the Cockpit In-Vehicle Auditory Telematics Sounds in Medical Care Environments Auditory Devices for the Visually Impaired Summary Concluding Remarks Auditory Pattern Perception: The Auditory Processing System Introduction Characteristics of Sound Perception The Sound Stimulus Music Processing Essential Auditory Processes Summary Concluding Remarks Auditory Cognition: The Role of Attention and Cognition in Auditory Processing Introduction Attention Early Attention Research The Information-Processing Approach Working Memory Serial versus Parallel Processing Artificial Neural Networks Summary Concluding Remarks Theories and Techniques of Mental Workload Assessment Introduction Limited-Capacity Models Resource Theories Working Memory Processes Multiple Resources—Multiple Networks Mental Workload: Key Constructs Mental Workload Assessment Summary Concluding Remarks Auditory Tasks in Cognitive Research Introduction Historical Beginnings Dichotic Listening Tasks Encoding and Retrieval Processes Auditory Task Indices of Working Memory Psychological Refractory Period Mental Workload Assessment Auditory Neuropsychological Tests Auditory Tasks in Cognitive Aging Research Summary Concluding Remarks Nonverbal Sounds and Workload Introduction Auditory Perceptual Organization Auditory Object Recognition Music Music Defined Music and Performance Music and Cognition The Mozart Effect Musical Training Noise Chronic Noise Exposure Auditory Vigilance Summary Concluding Remarks Mental Workload and Speech Processing Introduction Chapter Overview Speech-Processing Challenges Lexical Selection Syntactical Level Approaches to Speech-Processing Theory Models of Word Recognition Parameters Influencing Mental Workload Applications Summary Concluding Remarks Cross-Modal Influences in Sound and Speech Introduction Verbal and Visual Codes Language by Ear and by Eye Cross-Modal Links Audiovisual Speech Cross-Modal Spatial Attention Time-Sharing Auditory and Visual Tasks Summary Concluding Remarks Auditory Processing and the Older Adult Introduction Age-Related Changes in Auditory Processing Age-Related Changes in Hearing Age-Related Cognitive Changes Age-Related Changes in Speech Processing Strategy Differences and Compensation Age-Related Design Summary Concluding Remarks Auditory Display Design Introduction Advantages of Auditory Displays Auditory Display Challenges Psychoacoustics of Auditory Displays Data Sonification Auditory Displays in Complex Environments Summary Concluding Remarks References Index N2 - "Although auditory tasks are important and well recognized, the mental workload associated with auditory processing has received relatively little attention. New and improved neurophysiological methods of examining auditory processing have opened new ways for understanding the relationship between auditory processing and mental workload. Auditory Processing and Mental Workloads brings together for the first time a thorough examination of the information processing demands of auditory signals and provides extensive coverage of topical areas including audition in human factors research, cognitive aspects of auditory processing related to attention, and the impact of advanced auditory displays"--; "How people acquire and process information has been a fundamental question in psychology since its inception. Cognitive science has devoted much effort to addressing the question, but typically in the domain of vision. Auditory processing has generally received less extensive inquiry, whether in basic perceptual or cognitive psychology or in applied areas such as human factors. Moreover, even within the field of audition, higher-order auditory processes have received less study than such lower-level processes as loudness and pitch perception (Bregman, 1990; Plomp, 2002). Yet over the past two decades there has been a growing base of empirical research on auditory cognition and its role in human performance at work and in everyday life. I describe this work in this book. The notion that listening requires attention and that it can at times be a difficult undertaking is well known to the elementary school teacher. Less well appreciated is the effort that we adults must put forth to comprehend auditory information in our everyday lives. Auditory processing relies on mechanisms of the brain as well as the ear. Describing the mental effort involved in these interacting mechanisms is the primary purpose of this book"-- ER -