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Determinants of threshold for form

A review and critique of research on form thresholds and their determinants. Among the determinants discussed are stimulus frequency, response suppression, response stereotypy, set, value, emotional tone, and differential electric shock. The problems of defining and measuring form thresholds are ela...

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Published in:Psychological bulletin 1963-07, Vol.60 (4), p.391-407
Main Author: Pierce, Jan
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:A review and critique of research on form thresholds and their determinants. Among the determinants discussed are stimulus frequency, response suppression, response stereotypy, set, value, emotional tone, and differential electric shock. The problems of defining and measuring form thresholds are elaborated, with particular reference to studies of subliminal perception and differential threshold. The importance of the growing interest in separating response parameters from perceptual ones is pointed out. (154 ref.)
ISSN:0033-2909
1939-1455
DOI:10.1037/h0046013