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Provide support for previous research findings that performance is adversely affected by noise, and to discuss the implications if this is true.
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Introduction We all frequently experience noise in the course of everyday life and we have probably all at some time or another heard someone remark 'I can't hear myself think'. My colleagues and I have decided to investigate the truth behind this. A decision was made to investigate the effects of noise on mental performance. Firstly it is necessary to define what we actually mean by noise. Noise is defined as any sound that can be considered loud or disturbing, it can be continuous or intermittent. Mental performance can be described as how successfully participants carry out a certain mental test or task. Previous research by Broadbent (1954) suggests that sudden, loud, unpredictable noise may momentarily distract an individual from a task and thereby cause errors if the task requires much vigilance or concentration. We believe however that this finding is low in ecological validity as noise in the workplace, or at...
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