| Abstract: | Subdivided 40 undergraduates on each of several scales of a specially devised test of manifest anxiety. They were presented with 10 trials of a 115-db noise. GSR and basal skin conductance were monitored continuously. The habituation curve of the GSR was a typical negatively decelerated habituation curve. The habituation curve of basal conductance rose in the 1st few trials and then gradually declined, resembling a giant GSR. While there were no differences in curve form for Ss divided on the total scale, differences emerged when Ss were divided on subscales of Striated Muscle Tension and Autonomic Arousal. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
