Searching for meaning in sound: Learning and interpreting alarm signals in visual environments.
Authors: McDougall, S., Edworthy, J., Sinimeri, D., Goodliffe, J., Bradley, D. and Foster, J.
Journal: Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied
Volume: 26
Issue: 1
Pages: 89-107
ISSN: 1076-898X
DOI: 10.1037/xap0000238
Abstract:Given the ease with which the diverse array of environmental sounds can be understood, the difficulties encountered in using auditory alarm signals on medical devices are surprising. In two experiments, with nonclinical participants, alarm sets which relied on similarities to environmental sounds (concrete alarms, such as a heartbeat sound to indicate “check cardiovascular function”) were compared to alarms using abstract tones to represent functions on medical devices. The extent to which alarms were acoustically diverse was also examined: alarm sets were either acoustically different or acoustically similar within each set. In Experiment 1, concrete alarm sets, which were also acoustically different, were learned more quickly than abstract alarms which were acoustically similar. Importantly, the abstract similar alarms were devised using guidelines from the current global medical device standard (International Electrotechnical Commission 60601–1–8, 2012). Experiment 2 replicated these findings. In addition, eye tracking data showed that participants were most likely to fixate first on the correct medical devices in an operating theater scene when presented with concrete acoustically different alarms using real world sounds. A new set of alarms which are related to environmental sounds and differ acoustically have therefore been proposed as a replacement for the current medical device standard. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved)
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/32309/
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Searching for meaning in sound: Learning and interpreting alarm signals in visual environments.
Authors: McDougall, S., Edworthy, J., Sinimeri, D., Goodliffe, J., Bradley, D. and Foster, J.
Journal: J Exp Psychol Appl
Volume: 26
Issue: 1
Pages: 89-107
eISSN: 1939-2192
DOI: 10.1037/xap0000238
Abstract:Given the ease with which the diverse array of environmental sounds can be understood, the difficulties encountered in using auditory alarm signals on medical devices are surprising. In two experiments, with nonclinical participants, alarm sets which relied on similarities to environmental sounds (concrete alarms, such as a heartbeat sound to indicate "check cardiovascular function") were compared to alarms using abstract tones to represent functions on medical devices. The extent to which alarms were acoustically diverse was also examined: alarm sets were either acoustically different or acoustically similar within each set. In Experiment 1, concrete alarm sets, which were also acoustically different, were learned more quickly than abstract alarms which were acoustically similar. Importantly, the abstract similar alarms were devised using guidelines from the current global medical device standard (International Electrotechnical Commission 60601-1-8, 2012). Experiment 2 replicated these findings. In addition, eye tracking data showed that participants were most likely to fixate first on the correct medical devices in an operating theater scene when presented with concrete acoustically different alarms using real world sounds. A new set of alarms which are related to environmental sounds and differ acoustically have therefore been proposed as a replacement for the current medical device standard. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/32309/
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Searching for Meaning in Sound: Learning and Interpreting Alarm Signals in Visual Environments
Authors: McDougall, S., Edworthy, J., Sinimeri, D., Goodliffe, J., Bradley, D. and Foster, J.
Journal: JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY-APPLIED
Volume: 26
Issue: 1
Pages: 89-107
eISSN: 1939-2192
ISSN: 1076-898X
DOI: 10.1037/xap0000238
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/32309/
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Searching for meaning in sound: Learning and interpreting alarm signals in visual environments
Authors: McDougall, S., Edworthy, J., Sinimeri, D., Goodliffe, J. and Foster, J.
Journal: Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied
Publisher: APA
ISSN: 1076-898X
Abstract:Given the ease with which the diverse array of environmental sounds can be understood, the difficulties encountered in using auditory alarm signals on medical devices are surprising. In two experiments, with non-clinical participants, alarm sets which relied on similarities to environmental sounds (concrete alarms, such as a heartbeat sound to indicate ‘check cardiovascular function’) were compared to alarms using abstract tones to represent functions on medical devices. The extent to which alarms were acoustically diverse was also examined: alarm sets were either acoustically different or acoustically similar within each set. In Experiment 1 concrete alarm sets, which were also acoustically different, were learned more quickly than abstract alarms which were acoustically similar. Importantly, the abstract similar alarms were devised using guidelines from the current global medical device standard (IEC 60601-1-8, 2012). Experiment 2 replicated these findings. In addition, eye tracking data showed that participants were most likely to fixate first on the correct medical devices in an operating theatre scene when presented with concrete acoustically different alarms using real world sounds. A new set of alarms which are related to environmental sounds and differ acoustically have therefore been proposed as a replacement for the current medical device standard.
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/32309/
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Searching for meaning in sound: Learning and interpreting alarm signals in visual environments.
Authors: McDougall, S., Edworthy, J., Sinimeri, D., Goodliffe, J., Bradley, D. and Foster, J.
Journal: Journal of experimental psychology. Applied
Volume: 26
Issue: 1
Pages: 89-107
eISSN: 1939-2192
ISSN: 1076-898X
DOI: 10.1037/xap0000238
Abstract:Given the ease with which the diverse array of environmental sounds can be understood, the difficulties encountered in using auditory alarm signals on medical devices are surprising. In two experiments, with nonclinical participants, alarm sets which relied on similarities to environmental sounds (concrete alarms, such as a heartbeat sound to indicate "check cardiovascular function") were compared to alarms using abstract tones to represent functions on medical devices. The extent to which alarms were acoustically diverse was also examined: alarm sets were either acoustically different or acoustically similar within each set. In Experiment 1, concrete alarm sets, which were also acoustically different, were learned more quickly than abstract alarms which were acoustically similar. Importantly, the abstract similar alarms were devised using guidelines from the current global medical device standard (International Electrotechnical Commission 60601-1-8, 2012). Experiment 2 replicated these findings. In addition, eye tracking data showed that participants were most likely to fixate first on the correct medical devices in an operating theater scene when presented with concrete acoustically different alarms using real world sounds. A new set of alarms which are related to environmental sounds and differ acoustically have therefore been proposed as a replacement for the current medical device standard. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/32309/
Source: Europe PubMed Central
Searching for meaning in sound: Learning and interpreting alarm signals in visual environments
Authors: McDougall, S., Edworthy, J., Sinimeri, D., Goodliffe, J., Bradley, D. and Foster, J.
Journal: Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied
Volume: 26
Issue: 1
Pages: 89-107
ISSN: 1076-898X
Abstract:Given the ease with which the diverse array of environmental sounds can be understood, the difficulties encountered in using auditory alarm signals on medical devices are surprising. In two experiments, with non-clinical participants, alarm sets which relied on similarities to environmental sounds (concrete alarms, such as a heartbeat sound to indicate ‘check cardiovascular function’) were compared to alarms using abstract tones to represent functions on medical devices. The extent to which alarms were acoustically diverse was also examined: alarm sets were either acoustically different or acoustically similar within each set. In Experiment 1 concrete alarm sets, which were also acoustically different, were learned more quickly than abstract alarms which were acoustically similar. Importantly, the abstract similar alarms were devised using guidelines from the current global medical device standard (IEC 60601-1-8, 2012). Experiment 2 replicated these findings. In addition, eye tracking data showed that participants were most likely to fixate first on the correct medical devices in an operating theatre scene when presented with concrete acoustically different alarms using real world sounds. A new set of alarms which are related to environmental sounds and differ acoustically have therefore been proposed as a replacement for the current medical device standard.
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/32309/
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