Drive and the range of cue utilization.
- 1 January 1966
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Journal of Experimental Psychology
- Vol. 71 (3) , 382-384
- https://doi.org/10.1037/h0022963
Abstract
This study was designed to test Easterbrook''s (1959) generalization that increased drive is associated with a reduction in the range of cue utilization. 45 Ss [subjects] with scores in the upper 20% and 45 with scores in the lower 20% on the Taylor Manifest Anxiety scale were randomly assigned to 1 of 6 experimental groups. The experimental tasks involved learning a sequence of positional responses to which no cue (NC), a relevant cue (RC), or an irrelevant cue (IC) had been added. Statistical analysis of the results indicated that the cues effect, trials effect, and Trials X Cues X Anxiety interaction were significant. The findings of the study were interpreted as generally supporting Easterbrook''s (1959) position.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- Cue Utilization as a Function of Drive: An Experimental StudyPerceptual and Motor Skills, 1962