A Comparison between “Aware” and “Naive” Conditions in the Suppression of GSR Activity

“Aware” (A) and “naive” (N) groups received different instructional sets, the former being informed both of the nature of their task and the response-reinforcement contingency. Negative reinforcement was given to these groups whenever a spontaneous GSR was emitted during four 4-min trial periods. Tw...

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Published in:	Quarterly journal of experimental psychology Vol. 26; no. 4; pp. 561 - 565
Main Authors:	Quy, Roger J., Kubiak, Edward W.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London, England SAGE Publications 01-11-1974
Subjects:	Awareness Cognition Conditioning, Operant Electroshock Galvanic Skin Response Humans Reinforcement (Psychology) Time Factors
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Summary:	“Aware” (A) and “naive” (N) groups received different instructional sets, the former being informed both of the nature of their task and the response-reinforcement contingency. Negative reinforcement was given to these groups whenever a spontaneous GSR was emitted during four 4-min trial periods. Two corresponding yoked-control groups, CA and CN, received non-contingent reinforcement over the same periods. The contingent reinforcement groups both showed learned suppression of spontaneous GSR activity, but comparison between the A and N groups revealed a significant interaction between Time and Instructional Set. It is suggested that the “aware” instructional set had an inhibitory effect upon learning.
ISSN:	1747-0218 0033-555X 1747-0226
DOI:	10.1080/14640747408400448