Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Concept Videos

Factors Affecting Perception01:25

Factors Affecting Perception

Perception is influenced by perceptual set, context, motivation, and emotion. Perceptual set, or perceptual expectancy, refers to the tendency to perceive things in a particular way, influenced by previous experiences and expectations. This phenomenon affects the interpretation of stimuli, creating a set of mental tendencies and assumptions that impact sensory perceptions of sound, taste, touch, and sight.
An illustrative example of a perceptual set is the scenario where an airline pilot told...
Perceiving Loudness, Pitch, and Location01:21

Perceiving Loudness, Pitch, and Location

The human brain perceives pitch through two primary mechanisms reflected in place theory and frequency theory. Each mechanism describes how sound waves are interpreted as specific pitches by the brain, offering insights into the intricate processes of auditory perception.
Place theory, or place coding, suggests that different pitches are heard because various sound waves activate specific locations along the cochlea's basilar membrane. The brain determines the pitch of a sound by identifying...
Sound Intensity Level00:53

Sound Intensity Level

Humans perceive sound by hearing. The human ear helps sound waves reach the brain, which then interprets the waves and creates the perception of hearing. The loudness of the environment in which a person is located determines whether they can distinguish between different sound sources.
The human ear can perceive an extensive range of sound intensity, necessitating the use of the logarithmic scale to define a physical quantity—the intensity level. It is a ratio of two intensities and hence a...
Sound Intensity00:58

Sound Intensity

The loudness of a sound source is related to how energetically the source is vibrating, consequently making the molecules of the propagation medium vibrate. To measure the loudness of a source, the physical quantity of interest is the intensity. This is defined as the energy emitted per unit of time per unit of area perpendicular to the sound wave's propagation direction. Since the total energy is greater if the source vibrates for a longer duration and over a larger area, dividing the emitted...
Negative and Positive Feedback01:18

Negative and Positive Feedback

Animal organs and organ systems constantly adjust to internal and external changes through a process called homeostasis ("steady state"). Examples of these changes include regulation of the level of glucose or calcium in the blood or internal responses to external temperatures. Homeostasis requires  maintaining an internal dynamic equilibrium:
Role of Affect in Interpersonal Attraction01:24

Role of Affect in Interpersonal Attraction

Affect plays a crucial role in shaping interpersonal evaluations and perceptions. Emotions influence how individuals judge and respond to others, often determining whether interactions are viewed positively or negatively. This effect can manifest directly through interactions with the person in question or indirectly via associations with unrelated emotional experiences.Direct Effects of Affect on AttractionAffect directly influences interpersonal attraction when a person’s behavior elicits...

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Effect of Interpupillary Distance Mismatch on Distance and Orientation Perception in Action Space Across HMDs.

IEEE transactions on visualization and computer graphics·2026
Same author

Registered Report: A Replication Examining Occupational Experience and Performance on the Water-Level Task.

Psychological science·2026
Same author

Examining differences in navigation strategy and performance in children, adolescents, and adults using the dual solution paradigm.

Neuropsychologia·2025
Same author

Test-retest reliability of visual and self-motion cue combination during navigation: Accuracy, variability, and cue weighting.

Spatial cognition and computation·2025
Same author

Assessing visuospatial perception in clinical and healthy populations: Test-retest reliability and smallest real difference of hill steepness estimation and the distance-on-hill task in virtual reality.

Psychological research·2025
Same author

Integration of auditory and self-motion cues in spatial navigation.

Journal of experimental psychology. Human perception and performance·2025

Related Experiment Video

Updated: May 30, 2026

Driving Under the Influence: How Music Listening Affects Driving Behaviors
07:25

Driving Under the Influence: How Music Listening Affects Driving Behaviors

Published on: March 27, 2019

A little bit louder now: negative affect increases perceived loudness.

Erika H Siegel1, Jeanine K Stefanucci

  • 1Department of Psychology, Boston College, USA. e.siegel@neu.edu

Emotion (Washington, D.C.)
|August 24, 2011
PubMed
Summary

Negative moods can alter auditory perception, making sounds seem louder. This study reveals a significant link between affect (mood) and auditory perception, challenging traditional views.

More Related Videos

Memorization-Based Training and Testing Paradigm for Robust Vocal Identity Recognition in Expressive Speech Using Event-Related Potentials Analysis
05:48

Memorization-Based Training and Testing Paradigm for Robust Vocal Identity Recognition in Expressive Speech Using Event-Related Potentials Analysis

Published on: August 9, 2024

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: May 30, 2026

Driving Under the Influence: How Music Listening Affects Driving Behaviors
07:25

Driving Under the Influence: How Music Listening Affects Driving Behaviors

Published on: March 27, 2019

Memorization-Based Training and Testing Paradigm for Robust Vocal Identity Recognition in Expressive Speech Using Event-Related Potentials Analysis
05:48

Memorization-Based Training and Testing Paradigm for Robust Vocal Identity Recognition in Expressive Speech Using Event-Related Potentials Analysis

Published on: August 9, 2024

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Cognitive Science
  • Neuroscience

Background:

  • Perception was traditionally viewed as an isolated process, unaffected by higher-level cognitive states like affect.
  • Recent research indicates affect influences visual perception, questioning the encapsulated model.
  • This study explores the impact of affect on auditory perception.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate whether induced negative affect influences auditory perception.
  • To determine if mood affects the perception of sound loudness and duration.
  • To extend the understanding of affect-perception interactions to the auditory domain.

Main Methods:

  • Participants were induced into negative or neutral moods via writing exercises.
  • Subjects listened to neutral auditory tones of varying durations (320 and 640 ms).
  • Participants rated the perceived loudness and duration of the presented tones.

Main Results:

  • Individuals in a negative mood perceived the auditory tones as significantly louder than those in a neutral mood.
  • No significant difference was found in perceived duration between the mood groups.
  • Findings suggest a genuine perceptual effect rather than a response bias.

Conclusions:

  • Affect significantly influences auditory perception, specifically loudness.
  • The findings challenge the notion of perception as a fully encapsulated process.
  • This research highlights the pervasive role of affect across different perceptual modalities.