Relation of Stimulus-Seeking Behavior and Arousal Level
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13656185 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Fredric M Levine (Northwestern University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1966 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 743-746 |
| Publication date | 1966-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.1966.18.3.743 |
| OpenAlex | W2141679779 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 10 |
In order to test whether stimulation-seeking behavior is related to arousal level, Ss were divided on the basis of both a questionnaire measure, the Taylor MAS, and an arousal-producing task into high- and low-arousal groups. The frequency with which they pressed a telegraph key to turn speech noise either on or off was the dependent variable. There were no differences between the high- and low-arousal groups in the number of times they turned noise either on or off. This result was interpreted as not supporting the idea that stimulation-seeking behavior is an attempt to maintain an optimal level of arousal
Arousal · Audiology · Cognitive psychology · Developmental psychology · Stimulation · Stimulus (psychology · Face Recognition and Perception · Medicine · Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies · Neuroscience · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 0.05 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1967 - 1968 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |