Effect of Sex of Subject and Experimenter on Hemispheric Balance.

Abstract

This study explores the relationship between social variables and hemispheric laterality. We examine the effect on the hemispheric distribution of alpha brain wave activity of sex of host experimenter and sex of subject over conditions varied by presence and absence of partner agreements and disagreements. Differences in subject's alpha balance are indeed detected when host and subject are of different sex, especially if the host is male. If sex is viewed as a status characteristic, we would expect that a setting with male hosts and female subjects would lead to different physiological outcomes when compared to settings with less obvious status-related differences. However, in most conditions within this experimental setting, men and women did not exhibit significantly different hemispheric balance. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA066950

Entities

People

  • Chris Wilkes
  • Joan Ford
  • Pat Barchas
  • Sue Crissman

Organizations

  • Stanford University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Analysis Of Variance
  • Brain Waves
  • Central Nervous System
  • Contrast
  • Data Analysis
  • Education
  • Electrodes
  • Feedback
  • Hemispheres
  • Measurement
  • Nervous System
  • Physiological Phenomena
  • Psychology
  • Sensitivity
  • Social Psychology
  • Students

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Gender and Food Studies