Impending electrical shock can affect response force in a simple reaction task.
For 20 subjects reaction times and force of response were measured on a simple reaction time task to visual stimuli while activation was manipulated by occasionally delivering a noninformative electrical shock. In blocks in which shocks were delivered, forces of response were larger than those in control blocks without shocks. The results are discussed in terms of Sanders' model of stress.
Jaśkowski
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Department of Biophysics, Medical Academy in Poznań, Poland.
Wróblewski
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Hojan-Jezierska
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D000328:Adult; D001143:Arousal; D001288:Attention; D004597:Electroshock; D005260:Female; D006380:Helplessness, Learned; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D011930:Reaction Time