Affective arousal influences perceptual sensitivity and response criterion

Pages: 2055-2057
Sujeet Pratap (School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala, Punjab)

The present study attempts to examine the effects of affective arousal on perceptual sensitivity and response criterion in a vigilance task. A 3(Arousal: low, neutral and high) × 3(Time period: 10 minutes each) mixed factorial design with repeated measures on the last factor revealed that perceptual sensitivity is influenced by affective arousal. Response criterion has been observed to vary characteristically under different arousal conditions. The findings suggest that affective arousal influences perceptual sensitivity and response criterion both.