AN EXPLORATORY STUDY IN COMPARATIVE PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY.
Abstract
Psychophysiological reaction patterns to a single stress-learning task were studied in three species, the chimpanzee, the Java monkey and man. The learning task used was a series of oddity problems negatively reinforced by electric shock, while the psychophysiological channels employed were galvanic skin response, heart rate and respiratory rate. Findings indicate differences between species in autonomic reactivity to the stress task, but no significant differences in such reactivity as the learning process progresses. The data also suggests that when the Law of Initial Values holds, the Lacey autononomic lability score is a more sensitive measure of reactivity than is a difference score. On the other hand, when the Law of Initial Values does not hold, a difference score may be as sensitive as the autonomic lability score. Suggestions for future research in this area are made. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1966
- Accession Number
- AD0648546
Entities
People
- John C. Flynn
- Roger E. Kirk
- William D. Thompson
Organizations
- Baylor University