Reduction of stress in humans through nonveridical perceived control of aversive stimulation

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6204751
AutoresJames H Geer (University at Albany, State University of New York), Gerald C Davison (0000-0002-2076-9189), Robert I Gatchel
Año1970
Volumen16
Número4
Páginas731-738
Fecha de publicación1970-12-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315
EditorialAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037/h0030014
PMID5489508
OpenAlexW2166076151
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas54
Referencias citadas12

In a reaction time (RT) task 40 subjects were told to react to the onset of a 6-second shock. Following l0 trials, half of the subjects were told that by decreasing their RT they would reduce shock duration. Remaining subjects were simply told that shock duration would he reduced. All subjects, regardless of group assignment or RT, received 3-second shocks in the second half of the study. During the second half of the study, subjects who believed they had control showed fewer spontaneous skin conductance (SC) responses and smaller SC responses to shock onset than subjects who did not feel they had control. Results indicated that perception of

Audiology · Choice reaction time · Cognition · Developmental psychology · Duration (music) · Perception · Psychiatry · Shock (circulatory) · Skin conductance · Stimulation · Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Mental Health Research Topics · Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies · Neuroscience · Psychology · Social Psychology