You Have Impulsively Volunteered for an Experiment on the Effects

question 188

Multiple Choice

You have impulsively volunteered for an experiment on the effects of electric shock on performance. You now have a choice among three schedules for receiving exactly twenty shocks. Which of these schedules, if any, would probably prove to be the most stressful?

• A) shocks delivered exactly once a minute for 20 minutes
• B) 20 shocks delivered on an irregular basis, but each one preceded by a warning signal
• C) 20 shocks delivered on an irregular basis, without any warning signal
• D) It makes no difference; all these schedules would be equally stressful.

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