10 maximum security prison inmates underwent perceptual deprivation for 7 days. There were 10 controls. After 7 days deprivation the deprived Ss sought a lower level of visual input and about the same level of auditory input as controls which was comparable to their own pre-test behaviour. These results were discussed in terms of recent theory and research results in stimulation seeking.
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