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MANIPULATION OF CONTRAST BETWEEN DIFFERENTIAL GSRs IN VERY YOUNG CHILDREN
Author(s) -
Lieblich Israel
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
psychophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.661
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1469-8986
pISSN - 0048-5772
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-8986.1970.tb01769.x
Subject(s) - psychology , stimulus (psychology) , organism , developmental psychology , audiology , stimulus control , cognitive psychology , communication , neuroscience , biology , medicine , paleontology , nicotine
Each one of 26 children, aged 3 and 4, was tested in 6 ordered information detection sequences. Physiological responsiveness was observed in the GSR. It was found that Short Term Physiological Activation (STPA) could be manipulated in the predicted order using combinations of the following facets: a) frequency of usage of the stimulus by the organism, b) relevance of the stimulus to the organism, and c) whether or not a verbal response to the stimulus was required. The results were similar to those observed previously in an adult sample (Lieblich, 1969).