Noise, the "arousal hypothesis," and monotonous work.

The original group of Ss was 30 Royal Canadian Air Force personnel. 3 basic conditions were used in 4 sessions. Susceptibility to hypnosis seemed important. The findings concerning the effect of noise were contradictory. "The implications of these findings are discussed in terms of their relation to 'vigilance' tasks, and their applicability to personnel selection practice." (15 ref.) From Psyc Abstracts 36:05:5LG09M. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)