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MODIFICATION OF GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSES BY REACTION TIME MEASUREMENTS
Author(s) -
McDaniel C. Douglas,
Mefferd Roy B.,
Wieland Betty A.,
Sadler Timothy G.,
Benton Richard G.
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
psychophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.661
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1469-8986
pISSN - 0048-5772
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-8986.1968.tb02776.x
Subject(s) - cold pressor test , skin conductance , galvanic cell , psychology , emotional reaction , skin reaction , chemistry , anesthesia , medicine , blood pressure , heart rate , social psychology , biomedical engineering , dermatology , organic chemistry
Galvanic skin responses (GSRs) were measured on 12 male S s under four conditions: rest, reaction time measurements, a cold pressor, and a combination of cold pressor and reaction time measurements. Both reaction time measurements alone and cold pressor alone caused increased sympathetic activity, but when the former was combined with cold pressor the ongoing autonomic activity was depressed.