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THE EFFECTS OF REPRESSION‐SENSITIZATION ON A BRIGHTNESS SCALING MEASURE OF PERCEPTUAL DEFENCE
Author(s) -
WAGSTAFF GRAHAM F.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
british journal of psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.536
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2044-8295
pISSN - 0007-1269
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8295.1974.tb01413.x
Subject(s) - psychology , subliminal stimuli , sensitization , perception , emotionality , stimulus (psychology) , brightness , personality , audiology , developmental psychology , social psychology , cognitive psychology , neuroscience , optics , medicine , physics
The relationship between perceptual sensitivity and stimulus emotionality was investigated employing a methodology aimed to preclude the intervention of response variables. Forty‐six subjects estimated the relative brightness of pairs of physically identical light signals superimposed on subliminal words presented below the awareness threshold. Byrne's Repression‐Sensitization scale was used as a possible personality correlate. Results supported the perceptual defence hypothesis, and significant differences in modes of responding were found between sexes, and categories on the R‐S scale.