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This study investigated the hypothesis that there is a positive relationship between duration of short-term perceptual deprivation and duration of tactile exploratory behavior. Using a within-Ss design, college students handled octahedrons after 0, 15, 30, and 60 sec of reduced stimulation. The results indicated a positive linear relationship between duration of perceptual deprivation and duration of handling the octahedrons. The results were discussed in terms of a theory of exploratory behavior based on the concept of an optimal level of arousal.
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Supported in part by grants to the first and last authors from the San Diego State College Foundation.
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Yaremko, R., Glanville, B., Rofer, C. et al. Tactile stimulation and the short-term perceptual deprivation effect. Psychon Sci 26, 89–90 (1972). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03335442
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