GSR reactivity as a function of anxiety, instructions, and sex. |
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| Authors: | Berry James L; Martin Barclay |
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| Abstract: | "GSR conditioning and extinction measures were obtained on 120 college Ss in a factorial experimental design in which 12 treatment groups were divided into 2 sex groups, 3 instruction groups, and high- and low-anxiety groups. The 3 instruction groups were given 3 different kinds of instruction designed to be: (a) apprehension arousing; (b) neutral; and (c) reassuring." Male Ss showed less conditioning when given reassuring instructions; female Ss showed the least conditioning with the apprehension-arousing instructions. Females showed greater GSR reactivity than males in all phases of the experiment. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
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| Keywords: | treatment groups sex groups low-anxiety groups least conditioning apprehension arousing instructions GSR reactivity anxiety |
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