Reaction time, performance and level of physiological arousal

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dc.contributor.authorEllis-Smith, Michael Johnen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-14T07:21:12Z
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dc.date.issued1973en_ZA
dc.description.abstract30 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.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationEllis-Smith, M. J. (1973). <i>Reaction time, performance and level of physiological arousal</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17719en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationEllis-Smith, Michael John. <i>"Reaction time, performance and level of physiological arousal."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 1973. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17719en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationEllis-Smith, M. 1973. Reaction time, performance and level of physiological arousal. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Ellis-Smith, Michael John AB - 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. DA - 1973 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1973 T1 - Reaction time, performance and level of physiological arousal TI - Reaction time, performance and level of physiological arousal UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17719 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/17719
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationEllis-Smith MJ. Reaction time, performance and level of physiological arousal. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 1973 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17719en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Psychologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherPsychologyen_ZA
dc.subject.otherPsychophysiologyen_ZA
dc.titleReaction time, performance and level of physiological arousalen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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