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Interelectrode distance and warning signal interval and the evaluation of clinical electrical shock
Author(s) -
Duker Pieter,
Mulder Monique,
Scheffer Nienke
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
behavioral interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.605
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1099-078X
pISSN - 1072-0847
DOI - 10.1002/bin.290
Subject(s) - electric shock , shock (circulatory) , psychology , electrical shock , interval (graph theory) , warning system , damages , signal (programming language) , variable (mathematics) , social psychology , econometrics , mathematics , medicine , electrical engineering , telecommunications , computer science , engineering , political science , mathematical analysis , combinatorics , law , programming language
Contingent shock is used on a small scale for behaviors that may lead to severe damages to one's body or to others. Research efforts focus on exploring variables that control the evaluation of electrical shocks. This study focuses on two practical questions, that is, whether the distance between the electrodes would influence the evaluation of shock and whether using a variable time interval in the administration would influence the evaluation of shock. Results reveal that both investigated variables control the evaluation of shock. Multiple shocks appear to produce a stronger sensation than single shocks, a phenomenon that was also revealed in previous studies. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.