Arousal and maintenance of schizophrenic attention
作者:
Michael Hirt,
William Pithers,
期刊:
Journal of Clinical Psychology
(WILEY Available online 1990)
卷期:
Volume 46,
issue 1
页码: 15-21
ISSN:0021-9762
年代: 1990
DOI:10.1002/1097-4679(199001)46:1<15::AID-JCLP2270460103>3.0.CO;2-6
出版商: Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company
数据来源: WILEY
摘要:
AbstractPreparatory interval, the length of time between a warning signal and the imperative stimulus, has been a major independent variable in studies that have examined reaction times of schizophrenics. Based on the hypothesis that schizophrenics have difficulty maintaining a heightened “set” to respond, long preparatory intervals (e.g., 7 seconds) have been predominant. However, long preparatory intervals do not permit an evaluation of the time course required to attain a heightened attentional state. This study employs preparatory intervals that range between 0 and 4000 msec in order to assess the arousal and maintenance of a heightened attentional state in schizophrenics (N= 10) and a normal control group (N= 10). The data suggest that schizophrenics may attain a heightened alertness more rapidly than normals. Schizophrenics are unable to maintain this state of alertness as competently as normal subjects. A hypothetical rationale for this finding is propo
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