The Measurement of Autonomic Arousal: Some Basic Issues Illustrated by the Covariation of Heart Rate and Skin Conductance
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Empirical evidence is presented to demonstrate that there is no true relationship between such physiological measures as heart rate and skin conductance, but that (depending on circumstances) heart rate and skin conductance covary directly, inversely, or not at all. It is contended that a solution to the general measurement of arousal will not be found by transforming single measures, by innovations in data reduction, or by combining measures. Instead, the solution lies in learning more about the unique properties of different physiological systems by establishing how they vary as a function of the parameters of stimulus input--such as intensity, rate of stimulation, and time since stimulus onset.
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Physiological signals as a direct measure of sympathetic or parasympathetic nervous system activation following psychological or physiological arousal could inform about the inner state of subjects facing diverse contexts.
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- Authors
- TAYLOR, S. P., & EPSTEIN, S.
- Affiliations
- Kent State University (US)
- University of Massachusetts Amherst (US)
- Venue
- Psychosomatic Medicine
- Published
- 1967-09
- Volume
- 29
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 514-525
- ISSN
- 0033-3174 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2082572109
- Cited by
- 36
- References
- 16
- Citations by year
- 2023: 1 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 1 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 2.86
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Psychosomatic Medicine (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Emotion and Mood Recognition
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Behavioral Neuroscience › Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Keywords
- autonomic arousal, heart rate, skin conductance, physiological measures, stimulus parameters, stimulus intensity, stimulation rate
- MeSH terms
- Aggression, Arousal, Aviation, Competitive Behavior, Conflict, Psychological, Galvanic Skin Response, Heart Rate, Humans, Methods, Psychophysiology, Stress, Physiological
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