Psychoacoustics
Psychoacoustics
Psychoacoustics (pronounced: /ˌsaɪkoʊ.əˈkuːstɪks/) is the branch of psychology concerned with the perception of sound and its physiological effects.
Etymology
The term "psychoacoustics" comes from the Greek words psyche meaning "soul" or "mind" and acoustikos meaning "hearing".
Definition
Psychoacoustics is the scientific study of sound perception and audiology. More specifically, it is the branch of science studying the psychological responses associated with sound (including noise, speech, and music). Psychoacoustics is an interdisciplinary field of many areas, including psychology, acoustics, electronic engineering, physics, biology, physiology, and computer science.
Related Terms
- Acoustics: The branch of physics that deals with the study of all mechanical waves in gases, liquids, and solids including topics such as vibration, sound, ultrasound, and infrasound.
- Audiology: A branch of science that studies hearing, balance, and related disorders.
- Sound: A vibration that propagates as an acoustic wave, through a transmission medium such as a gas, liquid or solid.
- Psychology: The science of behavior and mind, including conscious and unconscious phenomena, as well as feeling and thought.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Psychoacoustics
- Wikipedia's article - Psychoacoustics
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