Abstract
THIS little volume is based on two lectures delivered by Prof. Bartlett before a London audience. The experimental work on noise carried out by psychologists, including the author, is summarised in a very interesting manner, and a list of references is given. The effect of noise on the output of a healthy worker is shown to be small and temporary; but because of the association of noise with the fear reaction, its psychological influence may be considerable. The case for serious attempts to reduce noise is clearly stated, and several directions in which these attempts might be made are indicated.
The Problem of Noise
By Prof. F. C. Bartlett. (The Cambridge Miscellany, Vol.15.) Pp. x + 87. (Cambridge: At the University Press, 1934.) 3s. 6d. net.
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The Problem of Noise. Nature 137, 297 (1936). https://doi.org/10.1038/137297b0
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