Scream Research Could Lead to Scarier Alarms

Cuchulain wrote:The sound of a person screaming is so powerful that it instantly activates the brain’s fear circuitry, new research documenting the “acoustic signature of screams” finds. Different types of screaming — including wails from distressed babies — all have a property called roughness, which refers to how fast a sound’s volume changes. Duplicating that quality, outlined in the latest issue of the journal Current Biology, could lead to everything from scarier films to new and improved alarm sounds.


http://news.discovery.com/human/evolution/scream-research-could-lead-to-scarier-alarms-150716.htm

Sounds an interesting idea.
Catch you all later

victorismyhero wrote:

Cuchulain wrote:The sound of a person screaming is so powerful that it instantly activates the brain’s fear circuitry, new research documenting the “acoustic signature of screams” finds. Different types of screaming — including wails from distressed babies — all have a property called roughness, which refers to how fast a sound’s volume changes. Duplicating that quality, outlined in the latest issue of the journal Current Biology, could lead to everything from scarier films to new and improved alarm sounds.


http://news.discovery.com/human/evolution/scream-research-could-lead-to-scarier-alarms-150716.htm

Sounds an interesting idea.
Catch you all later

My home built car alarm screams "RAPE" in a well scary female voice....

would YOU stay near it messing around trying to start it????

victorismyhero wrote:actually, I'm only joking here didge...I DID consider it, but came to the conclusion that in fact it could potentially trivialise a very real scream for help...so decided against it....

however immagine there you are ..intent "merely" on stealing a vehicle when suddenly you are accused publicly and very loudly of rape...... would YOU hang around......

Cuchulain wrote:

victorismyhero wrote:actually, I'm only joking here didge...I DID consider it, but came to the conclusion that in fact it could potentially trivialise a very real scream for help...so decided against it....

however immagine there you are ..intent "merely" on stealing a vehicle when suddenly you are accused publicly and very loudly of rape...... would YOU hang around......

Yes I would hang around, because I was innocent. To flee would only serve to prove guilt.
The same works the other way also. Truth always plays harder on guilt when we suffer being seen as guilty.
You offer questions on emotion not real situations

victorismyhero wrote:

Cuchulain wrote:

Yes I would hang around, because I was innocent. To flee would only serve to prove guilt.
The same works the other way also. Truth always plays harder on guilt when we suffer being seen as guilty.
You offer questions on emotion not real situations

point taken, but the thief already has a guilty complex does he not...he knows he's guilty of something.....
now THIS you see IS psychology....messing with peoples reactions and fears......however irrational....not particularly scientific, but non the less real in its effect

just like religion

Cuchulain wrote:

victorismyhero wrote:

point taken, but the thief already has a guilty complex does he not...he knows he's guilty of something.....
now THIS you see IS psychology....messing with peoples reactions and fears......however irrational....not particularly scientific, but non the less real in its effect

just like religion

Subjective argument based on the emotions of the thief

true...also known as "insight"

Have a good evening mate, untill tomorrow