any stimulus pattern produced by contact with a stimulus that gives rise to a measurable pleasant (pleasure) effect. The arousal is measured by various psychological and physiological tests as the participant views a selection of stimuli. Compare with arousal-reduction mechanism. (proposed in 1967 by British-born Canadian psychologist Daniel E. Berlyne (1924-1976).
AROUSAL-BOOST MECHANISM
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