# Perception and Communication D. E. Broadbent Applied Psychology Unit of the Medical Research Council, Cambridge This book reviews experimental work in the field of 'attention', focusing on hearing rather than vision. It discusses results within the framework of information theory and relates them to experimental data from animals. The book re-examines problems typically handled by neo-Pavlovian theory, and while some knowledge of current psychological theory is desirable, it is not assumed that the reader is familiar with information theory or has any mathematical knowledge. This is one of the first books to consider problems in the study of hearing from both a cybernetics viewpoint and from a detailed examination of the experimental literature. It is written by a member of the Applied Psychology Unit of the Medical Research Council of Great Britain and plays an important role in adding to our knowledge of, and stimulating further research in, the study of hearing. The book is important and will be well received and frequently cited. It is warmly recommended to all psychologists. The conclusions are of great interest and will certainly lead to much fruitful discussion and experiment. The lucid summaries of the viewpoints emerging from the text are of particular interest. The book discusses the effects of simultaneous stimulation on perception and communication. It explores the interaction of simultaneous activities as a considerable factual problem. The book also contains some views on the theoretical implications of these findings and on the peculiar nature of language. The book discusses the topic of perception and its relation to behaviour theory. It argues that perception has become more closely related to the rest of behaviour than it used to be. The book discusses the classical type of perception experiment and its limitations. It also discusses the methods used in experiments on auditory perception and the results of these experiments. The book discusses the importance of selective listening to speech. It presents experiments showing that listening to two messages reveals effects which are not purely sensory. The book reviews the existing literature on selective listening and discusses the results of these experiments. The book discusses the effects of simultaneous stimulation on perception and communication. It argues that the interaction of simultaneous activities is a considerable factual problem. The book also discusses the theoretical implications of these findings and the peculiar nature of language. The book discusses the importance of selective listening to speech. It presents experiments showing that listening to two messages reveals effects which are not purely sensory. The book reviews the existing literature on selective listening and discusses the results of these experiments.# Perception and Communication D. E. Broadbent Applied Psychology Unit of the Medical Research Council, Cambridge This book reviews experimental work in the field of 'attention', focusing on hearing rather than vision. It discusses results within the framework of information theory and relates them to experimental data from animals. The book re-examines problems typically handled by neo-Pavlovian theory, and while some knowledge of current psychological theory is desirable, it is not assumed that the reader is familiar with information theory or has any mathematical knowledge. This is one of the first books to consider problems in the study of hearing from both a cybernetics viewpoint and from a detailed examination of the experimental literature. It is written by a member of the Applied Psychology Unit of the Medical Research Council of Great Britain and plays an important role in adding to our knowledge of, and stimulating further research in, the study of hearing. The book is important and will be well received and frequently cited. It is warmly recommended to all psychologists. The conclusions are of great interest and will certainly lead to much fruitful discussion and experiment. The lucid summaries of the viewpoints emerging from the text are of particular interest. The book discusses the effects of simultaneous stimulation on perception and communication. It explores the interaction of simultaneous activities as a considerable factual problem. The book also contains some views on the theoretical implications of these findings and on the peculiar nature of language. The book discusses the topic of perception and its relation to behaviour theory. It argues that perception has become more closely related to the rest of behaviour than it used to be. The book discusses the classical type of perception experiment and its limitations. It also discusses the methods used in experiments on auditory perception and the results of these experiments. The book discusses the importance of selective listening to speech. It presents experiments showing that listening to two messages reveals effects which are not purely sensory. The book reviews the existing literature on selective listening and discusses the results of these experiments. The book discusses the effects of simultaneous stimulation on perception and communication. It argues that the interaction of simultaneous activities is a considerable factual problem. The book also discusses the theoretical implications of these findings and the peculiar nature of language. The book discusses the importance of selective listening to speech. It presents experiments showing that listening to two messages reveals effects which are not purely sensory. The book reviews the existing literature on selective listening and discusses the results of these experiments.