Environmental Stress And Noise definitions and sources of noise

Glass and Singer (1972)

definitions and sources of noise... Environmental stress and noise

3 major things that make a noise annoying are

• volume> the louder it is the more annoying it is
• predictability > unpredictable noise more annoying. people can phase out predictable noises so non constant noise increases arousal> more stress
• perceived control> the less control you have the more annoying it is > learned helplessness

definitions and sources of noise... Environmental stress and noise

Borsky (1969) noise is annoying if

• person hearing it deems it unnecessary
• person making noise dont seem to care bout others
• person hearing it deems it a hazard to their own health
• person hearing it associates it with fear
• person unhappy with other environment elements