Abstract
Several aspects of rehearsing an aversive experience were investigated in relation to subsequent tolerance of the experience. The aversive experience consisted of radiant-heat pain. Rehearsal by observing another person undergoing the experience was compared to rehearsal by hearing a detailed description of the experience. The content of rehearsal involving the same pain stimulus as that to be experienced (relevant) was compared to the content involving a different type of pain stimulus (irrelevant). The effect of rehearsal during the first vs. the second exposure to the pain stimulus was also investigated. Results showed no differences in effectiveness between vicarious and cognitive rehearsal, but after the first exposure to the pain, Ss whose rehearsal was relevant had significantly higher pain tolerance than those whose rehearsal was irrelevant.
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