Meyerson, Lee2020-12-162020-12-16195811892407https://hdl.handle.net/10657/7104It was the purpose of this study to determine whether or not nercentlon of the simulant-amputee physique of the male, hereafter called amnutee, Is threatening to the nondisabled male. The following hypotheses were suggested by a review of the literature on perceptual defense and the galvanic skin response (GSR): I. Recognition thresholds are higher for tachisto- scopically-presented slides of amputees in usual clothing than for tachistoscopically-presented slides of nondisabled males In novel clothing, II. Tachistoscopically-presented slides of amputees In usual clothing are seen as pictures of nondisabled persons In novel clothing more often than tachistoscopically-presented slides of nondisabled males In novel clothing are seen as pictures of amputees In usual clothing, III. At three levels of perception, l.e., Immediately below the recognition threshold, approximately at the recognition threshold, and far above the recognition threshold, there is greater arousal on the emotional activity continuum, as measured by the GSR, to tachistoscopically-presented slides of amputees In usual clothing than to tachistoscopically-presented slides of nondisabled males in novel clothing.application/pdfenThis item is protected by copyright but is made available here under a claim of fair use (17 U.S.C. §107) for non-profit research and educational purposes. Users of this work assume the responsibility for determining copyright status prior to reusing, publishing, or reproducing this item for purposes other than what is allowed by fair use or other copyright exemptions. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires express permission of the copyright holder.Social perceptionAttributionSocial psychologyThesisreformatted digital