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The psychological refractory period effect was measured under the effects of a loud-noise stressor. It was demonstrated that the loud noise served to exaggerate the delay in the response to the second of two successive stimuli, but the effect was not greater with short interstimulus intervals, as indicated by theory. Arousal appears to affect processing stages prior to response selection.
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Goolkasian, P., Edwards, D.C. The effect of loud noise on the psychological refractory period. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 9, 139–141 (1977). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03336954
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