| Abstract: | 2 experiments were carried out to test the ability of train drivers to use sounds for the recognition of position and speed. The procedure involved playing tape recordings of 2 steam locomotives leaving known points and traveling at known speeds to experienced train drivers in a laboratory situation. Results show that Ss were able to recognize the position recordings better than predicted by chance, and that they were able to rank the speed recordings relative to each other, but they were not able to assign accurate values to the latter in terms of miles per hour. There were no significant differences in respect of the 2 locomotives. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
