The relation of magnitude of galvanic skin responses and resistance levels to the rate of learning.

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The problem of the present study was to determine the relation of the galvanic response evoked by a particular nonsense syllable to the readiness with which that syllable is learned. The results show that the galvanic deflections per syllable follow closely the order of learning of the syllables. Deflections were greatest for the first items, and greater for the last syllables than they were for those in the middle. The interpretation suggested is that the principles of primacy and finality function in the memorizing of serially placed nonsense syllables, because there is a greater attention, tension, awareness, or apprehension (as measured by the galvanic response) on the part of the individual to those items occupying a primary and final position. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)

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