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. 2010 Feb 19;110(4):2313–2365. doi: 10.1021/cr900105w

Figure 18.

Figure 18

Inverted U relationship between liking and the arousal potential of a stimulus suggested by Berlyne’s arousal theory (solid curve), and the shift (broken curve) of the original inverted U curve and of the optimal individual level of psychological complexity upon exposure to a ‘Pacer’ (B).