Collected Papers Prepared Under Work Unit Endorse: Effects of Controlled Isolation on Performance
Abstract
The collection of papers given at meetings of the Western Psychological and the American Psychological Associations during the years 1958-1961 reports on specific phases of research to evaluate experimentally the effects of sensory deprivation and social isolation upon a variety of human behaviors. The phases reported on include a study involving a complex discrimination task in response to an auditory stimulus; an experiment involving positive-suggestive or negative-suggestive instructions concerning the possibilities of actual visual sensations in semi- or complete darkness; an experiment on the influence of positive and negative instructions concerning visual sensations; an experiment to develop a simple motor task to indicate efficiency of reception of instructions in complete darkness after sensory or social deprivation; an experiment to assess the effects of misinformation on the counting of auditory stimuli; a study to assess the effects of sensory deprivation and social isolation on reception of complex instructions; and a study of an auditory vigilance technique.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1968
- Accession Number
- AD0667630
Entities
People
- Donald B. Murphy
- Edward J. Kandel
- Paul M. Haas
- Richard A. Monty
- Robert D. Mcdonald
- Seward Smith
- Thomas I. Myers
Organizations
- George Washington University