Citation

Somervill JW, Barrios FX, Merritt BR, Eicher LM, Moore DL. Percept. Mot. Skills 1983; 56(1): 45-46.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1983, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

6844080

Abstract

52 female college students were exposed to procedures expected to produce some physical or emotional arousal (viewing a sexually-explicit film or riding an exercise bicycle) and were subsequently asked to approach a snake, of which they had previously reported being afraid. Their performance was compared to that of control subjects who had been exposed to non-arousing tasks (viewing a film about sunspots or reading an article about exercise). The prediction that prior arousal would produce misattribution and reduce snake avoidance was not supported.

Language: en