Effects of Arousing Stimulation Upon Novelty Preference in Rats
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9619355 |
|---|---|
| Authors | H Carl Haywood (University School of Nashville), Theodore D Wachs (University School of Nashville) |
| Year | 1967 |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 77-84 |
| Publication date | 1967-05-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | British Journal of Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-1269 • E-ISSN: 2044-8295 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.2044-8295.1967.tb01059.x |
| PMID | 5582873 |
| OpenAlex | W2098206038 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
White rats were habituated to one arm (either black or white) of a Y‐maze, then exposed to conditions of intense white noise, electric shock, shock incongruity, or no arousing stimulation, and finally allowed free choice to enter the novel or familiar maze arm. Under all conditions of arousing stimulation, preference for novelty was reduced to a chance level (50%), while in the non‐arousing control conditions, preference for novelty in the two‐choice situation was 79%. The results indicated that strong arousal does cause a decrement in novelty preference, that this decrement occurs regardless of the type of stimulation used in the experiment, and that incongruity may also be sufficient to produce this decrement. A number of theoretical possibilities which might account for these results were explored
Arousal · Audiology · Cognitive psychology · Developmental psychology · Novelty · Preference · Statistics · Stimulation · Behavioral and Psychological Studies · Mathematics · Neuroscience · Psychology · Social Psychology · Stress Responses and Cortisol
| Citations per year | 0.04 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1972 - 1981 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |