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Conflict, Arousal and Curiosity - Softcover

Berlyne, D E

 
9781614277521: Conflict, Arousal and Curiosity
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1614277524 ISBN 13: 9781614277521
Publisher: Martino Fine Books, 2014

Synopsis

2014 Reprint of Original 1960 Edition. Exact facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Most of Berlyne's research and writing focused on the effects of and reactions to curiosity and arousal. His work focused on "why organisms display curiosity and explore their environment, why they seek knowledge and information". He believed that objects impact on three levels, psychophysical, environmental, and collative. The last of these was a term coined by Berlyne which attempted to describe the hedonic levels of arousal fluctuation through stimuli such as novelty, complexity, the element of surprise and incongruity. Ultimately, he believed that arousal was best and most effective when at a moderate level and influenced by the complexity and novelty of the arousing object. His work remains influential to this day.

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Publisher
Martino Fine Books
Publication date
2014
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1614277524
ISBN 13 
9781614277521
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
368