Sensory Deprivation.
Abstract
Data collected on two subjects placed in deprivation for 72 hours each reveal: (A) The learining of auditory adjective lists showed little improvement probably because the learning task was too simple. Future tasks will be more difficult. (B) Ss spend a great deal of time during confinement rehearsing the learning tasks so that savings scores on relearning reveal the greatest retention of the material for which there has been the longest opportunity to rehearse. Steps are being taken to prevent rehearsal by a decoy technique. (C) Data for suggestion as revealed by a Body Sway Test are given. Conclusions not yet possible. (D) Data for eye wink conditioning given; conclusions not yet possible. (E) Data for concept learning: auditory, visual, and tactual given. Conclusions not yet possible except that the order of difficulty seems to be auditory most difficult, visual next, and tactual last. (F) One S reports hallucinations - visual in nature. The other S reports the possible occurrence of auditory hallucinations.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1956
- Accession Number
- ADA075676
Entities
People
- Jack A. Vernon
Organizations
- Princeton University