In the experimental design of my study I used both audio and visual sensory modality. I've referred back to this for more clarity on my study; as some studies modality is referred to in the way in which something exist, or experienced or expressed or the way in which things described are placed. In this study I am using modality as described in defination below.
During my research I cam across a lot of information on modality and sensory and wondered if modality and sensory mean the same thing. Some studies have used each term separately and some have used them together. In my study I use both terms together. For example I would say under experimental conditions of my study I've used both audio and visual sensory modality.
Modality - A particular form of sensory perception :the visual and auditory modalities
Sensory - Of of relating to sensation of physical senses / relating to the physical senses.
Earcons - 'Non verbal audio message that are used in the computer/ user interface to provide information to the user about some computer object, operation or interaction' Blattner et al . Earcons are composed of motives, which are short, rhythmic sequences of pitches with variable intensity, timbre and register.
For example in experimental task participants are required to place virtual puzzles in correct temporal sequence, when placed together they form an earcon.
I gave the meaning of earcons in previous blog but included it again in the sense it refers to in my study.
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