THE RELATIONSHIP OF GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE TO THE EMOTION-EVOKING PROPERTIES OF WORDS

Abstract

The problem was to investigate the efficiency of the galvanic skin response (GSR) as a measure of cognitive response to a series of submarine- relevant words as a technique for assessing differences in the emotionality of submariners. It was found that GSR reactivity to highly emotionally-toned (non- submarine) words was greater than for neutral words, though the difference did not meet the 5% confidence level. However, significant differences (5%) in GSR reactivity were found between words rated highly-emotional as compared to those rated less emotionally-evoking. Individual differences in GSR-reactivity to cognitive stimuli appear to be related in a complex manner to general emotionality and may be useful as a predictive index of ability to tolerate the stresses of long submergence.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 12, 1969
Accession Number
AD0690387

Entities

People

  • A. David Mangelsdorff
  • Philip D. Shenfelt

Organizations

  • Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Autonomic Nervous System
  • Bibliographies
  • Biomedical Research
  • Classification
  • Connecticut
  • Defense Mechanisms
  • Galvanic Skin Response
  • Measurement
  • Naval Personnel
  • Navy
  • Nervous System
  • Personality Assessment
  • Pilot Studies
  • Psychological Tests
  • Sweat Glands
  • Word Lists

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.