PSYC 330 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Sensory Deprivation, Sensation Seeking, Problem Gambling

• School: Emory University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 330
• Professor: Jessica Barber

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Sensation seeking: sensation seeking- tendency to seek out excitement, take risks, avoid boredom. Another dimension of personality believed to have a physiological basis. The complete lack of arousal is not ideal, some stimulation is desirable. This is consistent with the results of sensory deprivation research that the nervous system appears to need at least some sensory input. This was a bit controversial at the time because they didn"t realize people needed constant arousal/ sensation: zuckerman (1960s) Body temperature rising and falling and hormone secretion: temporal isolation studies, researchers use temporal isolation to study this- participants are placed in an environment completely controlled by the researcher for several weeks. No regularly scheduled meals, no windows, they don"t know if its day or night. First exam ( here"s this scenario : detail oriented, ask yourself detailed and application-based questions, start now, don"t simply memorize, formatting mix: mc, guided app, short answer etc, review materials in canvas.