Abstract
The purpose of this study was to confirm the relation of the state anxiety and the various anticipative conditions for the avesive stimulus. Next 3 points was examined. 1) Did whether there was the warning signal or not affect the state anxiety arroused by anticipation for the arrival of electric shock? 2) Did the different of warning methods affect the state anxiety? 3) What the relation between the approach of electric shock and increasing state anxiety could be observed? The 45 subjects were divided into 3 experimental groups. Ss were given a electric shock and measured heart rate as a index of state anxiety. Condition were as follows. 1) No-signal condition : given a electric shock without warning. 2) Bell condition : given a electric shock after warning with bell at 10 seconds before the arrival of shock. 3) Watch-gazing condition : instructed to continue gazing watch during 90 seconds till the arrival of shock. Results were as follows. 1) There was not clear distinction among 3 conditions. 2) It was seemed that there were considerable meaningful distinction between Bell and Watch-gazing condition through both conditions took the role of warning signales. 3) Under Watch-gazing condition, heart rate increased gradually according to the access of shock. Under another two conditions, heart rate changed in U shaped curve according to the access of shock.
