The Effects of Sensory Deprivation on Sensory, Perceptual, Motor, Cognitive, and Physiological Functions

Download or read book The Effects of Sensory Deprivation on Sensory, Perceptual, Motor, Cognitive, and Physiological Functions written by and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A series of three experiments was conducted with sensory deprivation as the independent variable and sensory, motor, and cognitive measures as the dependent variables; additionally, various physiological and metabolic variables were measured during the course of isolation. Deprivation took a variety of forms: in two studies the subjects were deprived of tactual sensation alone, and in the third study, they were deprived of visual, auditory, and tactual sensation. The purpose of the latter study was to investigate the effects of sensory deprivation upon the primary levels of functioning within the major modalities. Thus, the major emphasis was on absolute and differential measures of sensitivity, in order to determine whether previously reported impairment of complex functions after sensory deprivation could be attributed to primary losses of sensation or motor function, or physiological or metabolic impairment."--Abstract.