The ecological validity of laboratory experiments in soundscape and landscape research: A systematic review and meta-analysis

IF 3.4 2区物理与天体物理 Q1 ACOUSTICS

Applied Acoustics Pub Date : 2025-02-11 DOI:10.1016/j.apacoust.2025.110582

Yichun Lu, Siu-Kit Lau

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Abstract

Soundscape and landscape research considers people’s perceptions of the audio-visual environment. Laboratory experiments that enable manipulation and randomization are crucial for testing hypotheses and causal relationships in these fields. However, concerns have been raised regarding the generalizability of laboratory findings to real-world contexts. To address this issue, researchers are increasingly investigating the ecological validity of laboratory experiments, that is, the degree to which laboratory results reflect real-world ones. This systematic review examined 104 papers investigating the ecological validity of laboratory experiments in soundscape and landscape research. Descriptors for measuring ecological validity and potential experimental factors influencing it were identified. Meta-analysis was conducted on 45 eligible papers to examine the effects of these experiment factors on ecological validity, highlighting the importance of factors such as auralization, visualization, and human–computer interaction. Lastly, a framework for ecological validity research in soundscape and landscape studies is proposed, offering guidance for future research.

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Applied Acoustics 物理-声学

CiteScore

7.40

自引率

11.80%

发文量

618

审稿时长

7.5 months

期刊介绍： Since its launch in 1968, Applied Acoustics has been publishing high quality research papers providing state-of-the-art coverage of research findings for engineers and scientists involved in applications of acoustics in the widest sense. Applied Acoustics looks not only at recent developments in the understanding of acoustics but also at ways of exploiting that understanding. The Journal aims to encourage the exchange of practical experience through publication and in so doing creates a fund of technological information that can be used for solving related problems. The presentation of information in graphical or tabular form is especially encouraged. If a report of a mathematical development is a necessary part of a paper it is important to ensure that it is there only as an integral part of a practical solution to a problem and is supported by data. Applied Acoustics encourages the exchange of practical experience in the following ways: • Complete Papers • Short Technical Notes • Review Articles; and thereby provides a wealth of technological information that can be used to solve related problems. Manuscripts that address all fields of applications of acoustics ranging from medicine and NDT to the environment and buildings are welcome.