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Psychophysiological Activation Research

An Approach to Assess Individual Stress Reactions?

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The Individual Subject and Scientific Psychology

Part of the book series: Perspectives on Individual Differences ((PIDF))

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Consider the following two questions: (a) Is an uncontrollable aversive event more activating than a controllable aversive event? (b) Will a high anxious person be more activated than a low anxious person when being exposed to conditions of physical danger?

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Walschburger, P. (1986). Psychophysiological Activation Research. In: Valsiner, J. (eds) The Individual Subject and Scientific Psychology. Perspectives on Individual Differences. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-2239-7_13

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