High and low anxious men and women were tested for habituation to a tone. Mean first habituation trial, of low-amplitude electro-dermal responding, occurred significantly sooner for subjects high in anxiety than for those low in anxiety. Analysis indicates defensive information processing occurs under anxiety.
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