Key result
Voice changes in 2-minute radio messages elicited robust cardiac orienting responses and momentary cognitive overload, with severity depending on the total number of voice changes.
Voice changes in radio messages trigger a cardiac orienting response and momentary cognitive overload in listeners.
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Suggests auditory stimuli may transiently modulate autonomic tone; leaves open whether these media-induced cardiac orient.
Robert F. Potter (2000) studied Radio listeners (n=62). Voice changes in radio messages was evaluated on Cardiac orienting response (OR) and auditory recognition. Voice changes in 2-minute radio messages elicited robust cardiac orienting responses and momentary cognitive overload, with severity depending on the total number of voice changes.
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