噪音、性和金钱激励对复杂问题解决的相互作用

IF 3.4 2区物理与天体物理 Q1 ACOUSTICS

Applied Acoustics Pub Date : 2025-10-01 DOI:10.1016/j.apacoust.2025.111061

Hang Zhou , Brett R.C. Molesworth , Marion Burgess , Julie Hatfield

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摘要

本研究的目的是调查宽带噪声，作为模拟现实世界的工作场所噪声，如何影响复杂问题解决的表现（即动态决策），以及金钱激励和性别是否会缓和这种影响。48名平均年龄为24.52岁（SD = 4.16）的参与者（一半为女性）在连续三天内完成了一系列动态决策任务。采用基于计算机的仿真方法，将净水厂作为动态决策任务。独立变量是噪声（环境噪声vs. 75 dBA宽带白噪声）和货币激励（低vs.高，通过绩效配额方案的存在来操纵）。结果显示，在环境噪音中，雄性的表现优于雌性；而在宽带噪声中，这种性别差异并不明显。噪音和金钱激励之间没有相互作用。这些发现强调了宽带（白）噪声对个人表现的不同影响，以及对抗这种影响的激励机制的有限力量。

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The interaction between noise, sex and monetary incentives on complex problem solving

The aim of this study was to investigate how broadband noise, as a simulated real-world workplace noise, affects complex problem solving performance (i.e., dynamic decision-making), and whether monetary incentives and sex moderate the effect. Forty-eight participants (half females) with an average age of 24.52 years (SD = 4.16) completed a series of dynamic decision-making tasks over three consecutive days. A computer-based simulation, Water Purification Plant was used as the dynamic decision-making task. Independent variables were Noise (ambient vs. 75 dBA broadband white noise) and Monetary Incentives (Low vs. High, manipulated via presence of a performance-contingent quota scheme). The results revealed that in ambient noise, males outperformed females; while in broadband noise, this sex difference was not apparent. There was no interaction between noise and monetary incentives. These findings highlight the differing effect of broadband (white) noise on the performance of individuals and the limited power of incentives in combating this effect.

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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

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