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The Latency of the Skin Resistance Response and Reaction Time
Author(s) -
Cowles Michael P.
Publication year - 1973
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.1469-8986.1973.tb01102.x
Subject(s) - skin conductance , psychology , latency (audio) , facilitation , response time , choice reaction time , audiology , neuroscience , communication , developmental psychology , cognition , computer science , medicine , telecommunications , computer graphics (images) , biomedical engineering
Skin conductance level (SCL) and skin resistance response (SRR) latency to a foreperiod warning light were shown to be related to a measure of simple reaction time performance. Other physiological measures monitored immediately prior to the task were not related to performance nor were they interrelated. Speculation is offered on the possible mechanism whereby a central facilitation system is related to SRR latency and to performance.