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Sokolov’s prediction of an inverse relationship between Orienting Response (OR) strength and low levels of stimulus intensity was tested using 48 Ss and four stimulus intensity conditions. GSRs to a series of tones, 20, 30, 40, or 50 dB in intensity, was employed as the measure of the OR. When spontaneous GSR frequency was held constant, OR resistance to habituation was found to be a direct function of stimulus intensity, contrary to Sokolov’s prediction.
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Leavy, A., Geer, J.H. The effect of low levels of stimulus intensity upon the orienting response. Psychon Sci 9, 105–106 (1967). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03330781
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