Psychophysiological Activation, Reactivity, and Recovery in type A and Type B Scorers when in a Stressful Laboratory Situation1,2

Autor: Palmero, Francesc, Codina, Victòria, Rosel, Jesús
Zdroj: Psychological Reports; December 1993, Vol. 73 Issue: 3 p803-811, 9p
Abstrakt: 21 university students participated in a study to assess intergroup differences in psychophysiological activation, reactivity, and recovery. Findings support the hypothesis that 12 Type A scorers showed a greater activation and reactivity than the 9 Type B scorers. Type A scorers needed more time to recover normal psychophysiological levels than Type B scorers. We propose that the “fast activation-slow recovery” profile is characteristic of Type A scorers. The “fast activation-fast recovery” profile is characteristic of Type B-scoring college students.
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