Environmental heat, body temperature and behaviour: An hypothesis
- 1 August 1966
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Australian Journal of Psychology
- Vol. 18 (2), 118-129
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00049536608255722
Abstract
Recent experimental investigations of the relationship between environmental heat, body temperature and behaviour are briefly reviewed and an explanation of the findings is postulated using the concept of “arousal.” Supporting evidence is drawn from neurophysiological studies on animals and field observations of people living under tropical conditions.Keywords
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