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• ND-0020 · 2005 · Review

  HighAdjacent human mechanism

  Auditory distraction from low-intensity noise: a review of the consequences for learning and workplace environments

  C. P. Beaman. Applied Cognitive Psychology

  Low-intensity sound can impair serial recall and other tasks even when it is not subjectively loud.

• ND-0021 · 2020 · Meta-analysis / synthesis

  HighDirect built environment

  The relation between intelligibility of irrelevant speech and cognitive performance: a revised model

  Haapakangas et al. Indoor Air

  Performance declines became more likely as irrelevant speech became more intelligible; verbal short-term memory was especially sensitive.

• ND-0022 · 2020 · Experimental study

  ModerateDirect built environment

  Irrelevant speech effect in open-plan offices: A laboratory study

  Kostallari et al. Applied Acoustics

  Irrelevant speech degraded aspects of cognitive task performance in an office-like context.