Button-Pressing for a Time-Off Reward during Sensory Deprivation: Iii. Effects of Varied Time-Off Rewards

1 June 1964

journal article
research article
Published by SAGE Publications in Perceptual and Motor Skills

Vol. 18 (3) , 794-796
https://doi.org/10.2466/pms.1964.18.3.794

Abstract

Ss were given the opportunity to button-press for 3 different amounts of promised time-off reward during a 3-hr. sensory deprivation (S-D) session. The promised rewards were 1 min., 2 min., and 3 min. off the scheduled S-D session for every 200 button-presses. Ss produced significantly more button-presses for greater amounts of promised time-off reward.

Keywords

MOTIVATION
MOTOR SKILLS
SENSORY DEPRIVATION

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Button-Pressing for a Time-off Reward during Sensory Deprivation: I. Relation to Activity Reward; II. Relation to Descriptions of Experience
Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1964