Back in 1908, two researchers, Robert Yerkes and John Dodson, repeatedly placed rats in a cage and gave them a choice between two pathways. 早在1908年,两位研究人员罗伯特•耶基斯(RobertYerkes)和约翰•多德森(JohnDodson)多次将老鼠置于笼中,并让它们在两条通路中进行选择。
Yerkes and Dodson varied the intensity of the shock: some rats always got a ferocious zap, other rats always got a mild buzz. 耶基斯和多德森不断变化着电击强度:一些老鼠总遭到强烈的电击,而另一些老鼠的电击总是很微弱。
His name is Peter Dodson. 他的名字是彼得道森。
Just as with Yerkes 'and Dodson's rats, the participants were offered low, medium and high incentives. 正如耶基斯和多德森的老鼠,实验参加者也受到低、中、高不同等级的激励。
Basically, all of the results mentioned above are very similar to Dodson's results. 以上结果基本与文献相同。