Reaction time, performance and level of physiological arousal

30 Male Students were used as subjects in a study to assess the effects of physiological arousal, induced by means of a placebo injection, upon visual reaction· time. Two levels of task difficulty were employed: a two-choice test requiring manual responses and a four-choice test, in which the additional two peripheral stimuli were responded to by foot pedals. Manifest Anxiety scores were used as a means to categorize subjects and allow for individual differences. EEG was monitered as a controlling measure for each subject. Pulse rates, palmar sweat index and blood pressures were used as measures of physiological arousal. Results were interpreted in terms of the YerkesDodson principle.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Psychology

Year dc:date.issued

1973

Author dc:creator

• Ellis-Smith, Michael John

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17719

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/17719