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Why Can You Hear a Difference between Pouring Hot and Cold Water? An Investigation of Temperature Dependence in Psychoacoustics

Authors: Peng, He; Reiss, Joshua D.

AES Convention 145 · Paper 473 · October 2018

Abstract

Studies have shown that listeners can distinguish between hot and cold water being poured based solely on sonic properties, yet the cause of this is unknown. This acoustic perception of temperature is an interesting aspect of multisensory perception and integration. In this paper a series of experiments were performed to investigate the characteristics of auditory information when water is poured at different temperatures into various containers. Based on the results, it attempts to find physical and psychoacoustic explanations for the phenomenon.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 145
AES Convention
145
Paper number
473
Publication date
October 6, 2018
Session subject
Applications in Audio
Affiliation
Tianjin University, Zhengzhou, China; Queen Mary University of London, London, UK (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Engineering Brief