Effects of background noise and extraversion on reading comprehension performance.
This study was concerned with the effects of acoustic distraction at work. Using a within-subject study we aimed to investigate the effect of background distraction on cognitive performance. In the presence of silence, white noise, and sirens, 55 fluent English speakers completed three equivalent va...
| Publicado en: | Ergonomics Vol. 64; no. 5; pp. 593 - 600 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
May2021
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