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Mean noise annoyance (± one standard error of the mean) as a function of SPL. open circles denote the results of Experiment 1 in which participants heard the sounds while focusing on performing a visual-attention task. Filled triangles denote annoyance ratings of the same stimuli in Experiment 2 without such a concurrent task.
