Essays about: "Robin Liljenberg"

Found 2 essays containing the words Robin Liljenberg.

1. 1. A ringing phone : The distracting effect of ringtones

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Miljöpsykologi

   Author : Robin Liljenberg; [2017]
   Keywords : Ringtones; Attentional capture; Looming effect; Irrelevant sound; Masking noise; Serial recall;

   Abstract : Ringing phones are common in work space environments in the 21th century and while capturing the attention of the call-taker they also tend to disrupt people in the surrounding environment. This study aims to investigate the attentional capturing effect of ringtones by comparing sudden and increasing onsets with quiet and noise masking conditions while participants undertook a test of short-term memory for serial order (serial recall). READ MORE

3. 2. Attentional capture by a looming ringtone

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Miljöpsykologi

   Author : Robin Liljenberg; [2017]
   Keywords : Ringtones; Attentional capture; Looming effect; Irrational sound; Masking noise; Serial recall; Error management;

   Abstract : Ringtones are a common distracting sound in modern workspaces. In an earlierexperiment, ringtones increasing in volume (looming) produced greater attentional capture effectin the context of serial short-term memory, than ringtones with sudden onsets that decreased involume (receding). READ MORE