Arousal and Preferences for Complexity in Infants

1975 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 179-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert L. Leahy
Keyword(s):  
Information Processing ◽  
Fixation Time ◽  
Information Processing Theory ◽  
Processing Theory ◽  
Optimal Stimulation Theory ◽  
Different Levels ◽  
Hunger Drive

To determine the effects of arousal on preference for complexity 9 infants (16 to 18 mo.) were exposed to different levels of complexity under low and high hunger drive. Low-hunger Ss showed longer fixation time than high-hunger Ss toward all stimuli and showed relatively greater preference for complexity than high-hunger Ss. The results were interpreted in terms of optimal-stimulation theory and information-processing theory.

scholarly journals Perceived Intimacy Differences of Daily Online and Offline Interactions in People’s Social Network

Societies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
Emmelyn A. J. Croes ◽  
Marjolijn L. Antheunis
Keyword(s):  
Information Processing ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Social Information Processing ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Tie Strength ◽  
Information Processing Theory ◽  
Strong Ties ◽  
Social Information Processing Theory ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Processing Theory

This study examined which media people use on a day-to-day basis to communicate and whether tie strength influenced this media use. Furthermore, we analyzed whether online and offline interactions differ in perceived intimacy and whether tie strength impacts perceived interaction intimacy: 347 real interactions of 9 participants (3 male, 6 female) were analyzed; 172 online (WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, email, SMS interactions) and 175 offline (recorded phone and face-to-face conversations). The results revealed that the participants communicated most frequently face-to-face or via WhatsApp, especially with strong ties. Furthermore, participants rated their interactions with strong ties as more intimate compared to weak-tie interactions. Our findings have implications for Social Information Processing theory, as our findings show that people are equally able to communicate intimate messages online and offline.

scholarly journals Inhibition of return: An information processing theory of its natures and significance

Cortex ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 135 ◽  
pp. 30-48
Author(s):  
Ralph S. Redden ◽  
W. Joseph MacInnes ◽  
Raymond M. Klein
Keyword(s):  
Information Processing ◽  
Inhibition Of Return ◽  
Information Processing Theory ◽  
Processing Theory
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