Humans exhibit measurable behavioral and physiological responses to auditory warning signals.
Multiple empirical studies confirm that humans and animals show consistent behavioral and physiological reactions to auditory warning and alarm signals.
The claim is specific, empirical, and falsifiable, passing Step 0 easily. The retrieved papers provide direct behavioral, cognitive, and physiological evidence (such as skin conductance, reaction times, and neurophysiological activation) showing that humans and other animals respond to auditory warnings and salient sounds. Therefore, the balance verdict is SUPPORTED.
Rico Fischer, Franziska Plessow, Andrea Kiesel. Auditory Warning Signals Affect Mechanisms of Response Selection. 2010. https://doi.org/10.1027/1618-3169/a000012
Paper [0] demonstrates that auditory accessory stimuli facilitate task performance and modulate behavioral response selection mechanisms.
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Arnal LH, Gonçalves N. Rough is salient: a conserved vocal niche to hijack the brain's salience system.. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2024.0020
Paper [1] reviews converging neurophysiological and behavioural evidence showing that vocal warning signals trigger rapid behavioural and sensory responses.
Erfanian M, Oberman T, Chait M, Kang J. Loudness and Sound Category: Their Distinct Roles in Shaping Perceptual and Physiological Responses to Soundscapes.. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1523/eneuro.0146-25.2025
Paper [2] shows that sound categories and loudness elicit measurable physiological responses such as skin conductance changes.
Juárez R, Hernández-Fernández A, Camargo CB, Molero D. Spatial-Temporal EEG Imaging for Dual-Loop Neuro-Adaptive Simulation: Cognitive-State Decoding and Communication Gating in Critical Human-Machine Teams.. 2026. https://doi.org/10.3390/jimaging12050208
Paper [8] illustrates that auditory warnings and alarms in high-pressure environments directly impact pilot reaction times and neurocognitive states.
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