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An interpretation of experimental conformity through physiological measures
Author(s) -
Back Kurt W.,
Bogdonoff Morton D.,
Shaw David M.,
Klein Robert F.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
behavioral science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.371
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1099-1743
pISSN - 0005-7940
DOI - 10.1002/bs.3830080105
Subject(s) - conformity , interpretation (philosophy) , psychology , subject (documents) , cognitive psychology , social psychology , computer science , library science , programming language
However co‐operative the subject, and however ingenious the experimenter, the difficulty of obtaining exact measures of emotional reactions remains one of the most trying problems in experimental psychology. This paper reports on the use of physiological measures in a standard psychological experiment as one way out of the difficulty.