Vibrotactile loudness addition

Os adjusted the intensity of vibration at a single locus on the right hand to a value equal in vibratory loudness to various patterns of vibration on the left hand. The patterns were created by 1 to 5 equated vibration generators, varied with respect to sensation level and distances among the vibrators. The results were: (a) increasing from 1 to 5 vibrators produced a doubling in vibratory loudness, (b) neither loudness level of the components nor distance among vibrators had any effect on the slope of the overall loudness growth function. as also adjusted the intensity of a white noise to equal in magnitude the patterns of vibration presented (a) to the left hand as before and (b) to loci distributed over the surface of the body. The results were the same as those obtained using a single vibrator as standard. The specific loci stimulated did not appear to have any effect on vibrotactile loudness addition.

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