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Perceptual defense, a replication.

M W York·T Mandour·S Jex
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McGinnies ' (1949) study on perceptual defense was replicated. No significant results were noted for galvanic skin responses. Threshold differences were significant; taboo words had higher thresholds than neutral words. Possibly "emotionality" and "threat" may require separate operational definitions if the effect, "perceptual defense," is to be clearly demonstrated.

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M W York, T Mandour, S Jex. 1984. Perceptual defense, a replication.. https://doi.org/10.2466/pms.1984.58.2.351

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