The effects of active choice,shock duration,shock experience,and probability on the choice between immediate and delayed shock |
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Authors: | H.S Bertilson H.A Dengerink |
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Affiliation: | Washington State University USA |
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Abstract: | The choice between immediate and delayed shock was investigated in three experiments with college students. Some Ss were required to choose between a longer-duration shock immediately and a shorter-duration shock later. Immediate, as opposed to delayed, choices were more frequent when: (a) Ss were required to choose the immediate or the delayed shock in contrast to other procedures in which Ss were required to choose immediate shock or passively wait for automatic shock to occur, (b) the duration of the immediate shock was reduced, (c) the S was given prior experience with shock, and (d) the probability of the immediate shock was reduced. Under some circumstances, shock delay and anxiety increased the frequency of immediate choices. |
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Keywords: | Requests for reprints should be addressed to Hal S. Bertilson Department of Psychology Washington State University Pullman WA 99163. |
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