Abstract
This experiment was designed to study generalization of systematic desensitization across stimulus dimensions of a complex stimulus. Subjects were conditioned by electric shock to a “two-dimensional” stimulus. Subjects in one group were desensitized on one dimensional hierarchy, while subjects in another group were desensitized on the other dimensional hierarchy. Densitized to one dimension, groups generalized verbal reports of anxiety reduction (cognitive system) to the other dimension. Physiologically, subjects desensitized only to the dimension on which they were treated; they did not generalize to the untreated dimension. Reaction time (motor system) data were not influenced by treatment. It was concluded that verbal reports and physiological responses in systematic desensitization may not reflect the same process. In systematic desensitization, separate response systems may need to be altered before treatment can be considered successful.
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