The Effects of Severe Electric Shocks on Learning

Author

Harry James Caughren Jr.

Publication Date

9-20-1951

Abstract

The following are the purposes of this study: (1) to measure the effects of distracting emotional conditions on maze learning under electric shock conditions and under non-shock conditions; (2) to obtain, by a questionnaire, subjects' reports of their emotional responses to shock and to compare such reports with observation of their performance; and (3) to show the relation between different methods of solving the Warden U-type relief finger maze.

Degree Name

Psychology

Level of Degree

Masters

Department Name

Psychology

First Committee Member (Chair)

Robert F. Utter

Second Committee Member

None

Third Committee Member

Everett Hays Fixley

Language

English

Keywords

Electric, Learning, Shocks, Effects

Document Type

Thesis

Recommended Citation

Caughren, Harry James Jr.. "The Effects of Severe Electric Shocks on Learning." (1951). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/psy_etds/165