PsycEXTRA Dataset 1966
DOI: 10.1037/e449072004-001
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Experimental studies of sensory deprivation and social isolation.

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“…First, a baseline condition of living in the laboratory cubicle but with varied stimulation provided a tighter control of non-deprivation factors (e.g., attitudinal and motivational implications of monitored confinement, diet, etc.) than has been characteristic of previous studies utilizing "normal activity" controls (Jones, 1961;Goldstein, 1965;Myers, et al, 1963;Myers, et al, 1966). And second, attempts were made to remove as much potential "game playing" as possible from the experimental situation.…”
Section: Naval Medical Rerearch Institute" Bethesda Marylandmentioning
confidence: 96%
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“…First, a baseline condition of living in the laboratory cubicle but with varied stimulation provided a tighter control of non-deprivation factors (e.g., attitudinal and motivational implications of monitored confinement, diet, etc.) than has been characteristic of previous studies utilizing "normal activity" controls (Jones, 1961;Goldstein, 1965;Myers, et al, 1963;Myers, et al, 1966). And second, attempts were made to remove as much potential "game playing" as possible from the experimental situation.…”
Section: Naval Medical Rerearch Institute" Bethesda Marylandmentioning
confidence: 96%
“…Evidence relating to stimulation seeking later on in several-day periods of isolation suggests that for at least some Ss the picture is not one of a steady buildup in need for stimulus variability. Evidence for changes in the course of stimulation seeking over time comes from Zubek's laboratory (Zubek, 1964) and from the HumRRO studies (Myers, et al, 1966). Some Ss in long-term isolation seemingly make peace with their environment and develop a quiet serenity.…”
Section: Correlates Of Stimulation Seekingmentioning
confidence: 98%
“…Zubek and Wilgosh (1963) found that persons who had been subjected to a week of isolation while wearing translucent goggles and listening to white noise did significantly worse than controls on such simple tasks as letter cancellation, placing dots in very small triangles, and making check marks in small squares. Myers et al (1966) likewise found that sensory-deprived subjects did significantly worse than controls on simple tasks making up part of the MacQuarrie Test of Mechanical Skills. In contrast with these effects, Patton (1963) and Rathert et al (1964) found no significant deterioration in the performance of such simple skills as letter cancellation and, in fact, reported an improvement in the latter in two men confined to a small space capsule mockup for seven days with normal sensory input.…”
Section: Focus On Perceptual Discriminationmentioning
confidence: 90%
“…Vernon et al (196la) found no difference in pencil maze-tracing ability between subjects sensory-deprived for 48 or 72 h and controls, nor did WaIters et al (1963) find any difference in degree of body sway or performance on a manual dexterity test in 40 prisoners after four days of solitary confinement. Myers et al (1966) reported that sensory-deprived subjects did significantly worse than controls in a tracing task taken from the MacQuarrie Test of Mechanical Ability, but the difference was not marked. observed no difference in mirror-tracing skill between controls and subjects perceptually deprived for three days.…”
Section: Focus On Perceptual-motor Coordinationsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The literature on the effects of social isolation on the behavior of primates of all ages [i.e., Mitchell et al, 1966;Myers et al, 1966;Schultz, 1965;Suedfeld, 1974;Zuckerman et al, 1966] attests to the im portance of social factors in the development and maintenance of normal behavior. The most important point accrued from the studies reviewed is that social isolation represents a poorly understood form of stimulus reduction whose effects are adverse even in instances in which the environment may be abundant in other sensory stimuli [i.e., Jacobs and Teicher, 1967;Schultz, 1965;Suedfeld, 1974;Weininger, 1972].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%