TY - JOUR
T1 - Interrelations among response frequency, looking time and rated interest with visual stimuli
AU - Russell, Alan
PY - 1975/12
Y1 - 1975/12
N2 - The present study examined interrelations among looking time (LT), response frequency (RF) where each response exposed the stimulus for 0.5 sec, and rated interest in 21 visual stimuli (slides). Subjects in the LT treatment looked at each slide for as long as they liked, and subjects in the RF treatment looked at each slide as often as they liked. In addition, all subjects rated the slides for ambiguity, complexity, novelty, pleasantness and interest on 7‐point scales. The LT, RF and interest scores were postulated as different measures of the level of specific curiosity aroused by the stimuli. The three measures were highly correlated. Further, subjective ambiguity, complexity and novelty were found to be positively related to LT, RF and rated interest. It was concluded that within a given situation and with a constant set of visual stimuli, the latter three measures reflect a construct which may be called the level of specific curiosity. 1975 Australian Psychological Society
AB - The present study examined interrelations among looking time (LT), response frequency (RF) where each response exposed the stimulus for 0.5 sec, and rated interest in 21 visual stimuli (slides). Subjects in the LT treatment looked at each slide for as long as they liked, and subjects in the RF treatment looked at each slide as often as they liked. In addition, all subjects rated the slides for ambiguity, complexity, novelty, pleasantness and interest on 7‐point scales. The LT, RF and interest scores were postulated as different measures of the level of specific curiosity aroused by the stimuli. The three measures were highly correlated. Further, subjective ambiguity, complexity and novelty were found to be positively related to LT, RF and rated interest. It was concluded that within a given situation and with a constant set of visual stimuli, the latter three measures reflect a construct which may be called the level of specific curiosity. 1975 Australian Psychological Society
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U2 - 10.1080/00049537508255254
DO - 10.1080/00049537508255254
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84977702555
SN - 0004-9530
VL - 27
SP - 251
EP - 256
JO - Australian Journal of Psychology
JF - Australian Journal of Psychology
IS - 3
ER -