Year

2003

Degree Name

Master of Science (Hons.)

Department

Department of Psychology

Abstract

This thesis reports a psychophysiological examination of the effects of distractors on pain in the cold-pressor test (immersion of a limb in ice-cold water). Visual distractor stimuli at two levels of novelty were compared with no distraction in a between-group design.

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