Sensory pleasantness cannot be measured as a single elementary auditory sensation

Evidence

Sensory pleasantness is a more complex sensation that is influenced by elementary auditory sensations such as roughness, sharpness, tonality, and loudness. Because of these influences, which make it almost impossible to extract sensory pleasantness as a single elementary sensation, it is necessary to measure the dependence of this sensation in relative values, using the techniques of magnitude estimation with an anchor. — Professor Dr.-Ing. Hugo Fastl, Professor Dr.-Ing. Eberhard, Psychoacoustics- Facts and Models, 1363

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines sensory pleasantness as a composite sensation requiring relative anchoring measurement.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Professor Dr.-Ing. Hugo Fastl, Professor Dr.-Ing. Eberhard, Psychoacoustics- Facts and Models, 1363