TalonTalk – How The Frequency Of A Sound May Affect The Behaviour Of Animals
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Hey Athena! Great TalonTalk. I found your topic really interesting and informative as I also have two pets. It was really nice how you defined the words that might’ve been unknown to some of your audience. My question is, does the volume of a sound affect animals in a similar way as frequency does? Since some animals have much better or worse hearing than people do.
Hey Sarah! Thanks for the comment. Volume does affect animals as well. I didn’t cover it since it wasn’t the star of my topic, but animals can only hear certain frequencies between certain sound levels. Of course, sound levels that are too quiet for them would be impossible to hear and ones that are too loud could also damage their ears. The volume of a sound also often plays into mood, which can affect the environment around the animal.
Hi Athena! I really enjoyed the visual aspects of your TALON talk. I found your talk very detailed and relatable. I have a dog too, and noticed that she would listen to my brother and me play the piano when she was a puppy. I still play many high-pitched pieces, but as my dog gets older (7 y/o right now), she doesn’t listen to me play anymore. I was wondering, could the age of the animal change the effect frequencies had on them? This would assume the animal wasn’t hearing impaired.
– Rian
Hey Rian! Thanks for the comment. From the research I’ve conducted, I’d assume it would. The reason would depend on the animals but I think in your case, assuming your dog’s ability to hear hasn’t changed much, your dog has either gotten used to it and stopped caring as much, just like how a human who doesn’t hear live music often would be more interested in a live performance at a restaurant than someone who hears it all the time, or, your dog doesn’t have a reason to watch anymore, it’s simply just background music and no longer a strange sound, a place to find joy or comfort, or a possible message. She’s probably just enjoying it elsewhere.
Hi Athena! I really liked how you connected how humans associate higher pitches with more positive emotions to your topic. While you talked about speech and music, does the same pattern apply to everyday noises that don’t fall into those two categories (such as opening and closing doors, footsteps, etc.)?
Hey Tyler! Thanks for the comment :D. The pattern somewhat applies to everyday sounds I believe. Though reactions to most everyday sounds would probably be based off what the animal has associated to that sound (eg. opening door means someone is going somewhere), bust some everyday sounds do have higher or lower pitches, and animals might react accordingly, (squeaking sounds, seem to attract the example of dogs for example, and a heavy item dropping seems to make pets more alert like there is a danger nearby, even if they don’t know the context.)
Hi Athena, I really enjoyed your Ted Talk! I liked how you recorded the first bit of your talk in a creative way. I also liked how you had many supporting details for your points.
If the animal has been exposed to a certain sound and have gotten used to it, they probably would have stopped caring about it, is this correct?
Hey Claire! Thanks for the compliments. Regarding your question, the answer is yes and no. If the animal has gotten used to the sound, it probably knows or vaguely knows what the sound means. So if it were a sound they got used to, but an important sound they got used to, they would probably still care (eg, human speaking in high pitched voice may mean something good is about to happen for them), but if it weren’t an important sound, they probably would regard it as background noise, which can still affect behavior just not as much.
Hey Athena! Great TalonTalk. I found your topic really interesting and informative as I also have two pets. It was really nice how you defined the words that might’ve been unknown to some of your audience. My question is, does the volume of a sound affect animals in a similar way as frequency does? Since some animals have much better or worse hearing than people do.
Hey Sarah! Thanks for the comment. Volume does affect animals as well. I didn’t cover it since it wasn’t the star of my topic, but animals can only hear certain frequencies between certain sound levels. Of course, sound levels that are too quiet for them would be impossible to hear and ones that are too loud could also damage their ears. The volume of a sound also often plays into mood, which can affect the environment around the animal.
Hi Athena! I really enjoyed the visual aspects of your TALON talk. I found your talk very detailed and relatable. I have a dog too, and noticed that she would listen to my brother and me play the piano when she was a puppy. I still play many high-pitched pieces, but as my dog gets older (7 y/o right now), she doesn’t listen to me play anymore. I was wondering, could the age of the animal change the effect frequencies had on them? This would assume the animal wasn’t hearing impaired.
– Rian
Hey Rian! Thanks for the comment. From the research I’ve conducted, I’d assume it would. The reason would depend on the animals but I think in your case, assuming your dog’s ability to hear hasn’t changed much, your dog has either gotten used to it and stopped caring as much, just like how a human who doesn’t hear live music often would be more interested in a live performance at a restaurant than someone who hears it all the time, or, your dog doesn’t have a reason to watch anymore, it’s simply just background music and no longer a strange sound, a place to find joy or comfort, or a possible message. She’s probably just enjoying it elsewhere.
Hi Athena! I really liked how you connected how humans associate higher pitches with more positive emotions to your topic. While you talked about speech and music, does the same pattern apply to everyday noises that don’t fall into those two categories (such as opening and closing doors, footsteps, etc.)?
Hey Tyler! Thanks for the comment :D. The pattern somewhat applies to everyday sounds I believe. Though reactions to most everyday sounds would probably be based off what the animal has associated to that sound (eg. opening door means someone is going somewhere), bust some everyday sounds do have higher or lower pitches, and animals might react accordingly, (squeaking sounds, seem to attract the example of dogs for example, and a heavy item dropping seems to make pets more alert like there is a danger nearby, even if they don’t know the context.)
Hi Athena, I really enjoyed your Ted Talk! I liked how you recorded the first bit of your talk in a creative way. I also liked how you had many supporting details for your points.
If the animal has been exposed to a certain sound and have gotten used to it, they probably would have stopped caring about it, is this correct?
Hey Claire! Thanks for the compliments. Regarding your question, the answer is yes and no. If the animal has gotten used to the sound, it probably knows or vaguely knows what the sound means. So if it were a sound they got used to, but an important sound they got used to, they would probably still care (eg, human speaking in high pitched voice may mean something good is about to happen for them), but if it weren’t an important sound, they probably would regard it as background noise, which can still affect behavior just not as much.