The arousal predisposition scale: Normative data

Abstract

The arousal predisposition scale (APS) is a 12-item inventory that has been designed to measure individual differences in arousability. It has already been shown to predict patterns of sleep disruption, and task related arousal increases. Norms for the APS, based on data from 786 university students, are provided. Since the data indicate that there is a sex difference in arousability, with females showing higher APS scores, data are also tabulated separately by gender. © 1990, Psychonomic Society, Inc.. All rights reserved.