Influence of vehicle color on loudness judgments

J Acoust Soc Am. 2008 May;123(5):2477-9. doi: 10.1121/1.2890747.

Abstract

This experiment investigates the effect of images of differently colored sports cars on the loudness of a simultaneously perceived car sound. Still images of a sports car, colored in red, light green, blue, and dark green, were displayed to subjects during a magnitude estimation task. The sound of an accelerating sports car was used as a stimulus. Statistical analysis suggests that the color of the visual stimulus may have a small influence on loudness judgments. The observed loudness differences are generally equivalent to a change in sound level of about 1 dB, with maximum individual differences of up to 3 dB.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Analysis of Variance
  • Automobiles*
  • Color*
  • Engineering / methods
  • Female
  • Hearing
  • Humans
  • Judgment
  • Loudness Perception*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Photography
  • Psychoacoustics
  • Reference Values
  • United Kingdom