How sound influences people

This is an one-off, in person study that should take no more than one hour to complete.

During the study, you will be asked to add together numbers. A soundtrack may be played at a volume similar to people’s common speech level. We will ask you questions about your perceptions of the sounds and measure your heart rate and skin conductance via a clip on your fingertip. 

Please note that to participate in this study, you will need to come to the Hearing Laboratory at the University of Auckland's Grafton Campus.

Your privacy will be protected. We will not keep your name or other identifying information with the data, and when we publish findings, we will not reveal anything that could identify you.

You will receive one $50 worth voucher after the experiment as a token of our gratitude.

To participate in this study, please email Jiana Wu at jiana.wu@auckland.ac.nz

To be eligible for the study you need to:  

• Be over 16 years old 
• Be an English speaker 
• Have no known hearing loss or troubling tinnitus 

You are not eligible to participate in this study if you have any formal education about theories of sound.

Jiana Wu
Researcher
Email: jiana.wu@auckland.ac.nz