Operant conditioning of skin resistance tonic levels |
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Authors: | Harry Kotses Irma Rapaport Kathleen D. Glaus |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Psychology, Ohio University, 45701 Athens, Ohio;(2) Present address: Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia |
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Abstract: | The purpose of the current investigation was to determine whether increases and decreases in skin resistance tonic level could be controlled by individuals given discrete visual feedback of such activity. Thirty-six male undergraduate students served as subjects. They were assigned randomly in equal numbers to four groups; two of the groups received accurate feedback of skin resistance level changes and two received inaccurate feedback. The two accurate-feedback groups differed with respect to the order in which increases and decreases in skin resistance level were reinforced. Each noncontingent group was matched with one of the contingent groups in terms of reinforcement density. The results indicated that accurate feedback produced skin resistance level changes consistent with the type of reinforcement employed. However, operant control was not clearly sustained subsequent to a reversal in the type of tonic level change reinforced. Some problems related to the clinical application of skin resistance level training are discussed.Portions of this paper were presented at the meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, 1973. |
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