Essays about: "skin conductance"

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  1. 6. Cheering versus giggling: two happy stimuli can be used in appetitive conditioning paradigms

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Psykologiska institutionen

    Author : Jimmy Hermansson; [2018]
    Keywords : Appetitive conditioning; classical conditioning; conditioning; skin conductance response; SCR; emotion; psychology; appetitive stimuli; stimuli; motivation; pleasure; arousal; happiness; fear; reinforcer; social stimuli; positive psychology;

    Abstract : In appetitive conditioning, a neutral stimulus (CS) is conditioned to elicit a positive emotional response by pairing it with a positive/appetitive unconditioned stimulus (US). This method is useful for studying emotional disorders and emotion in general. READ MORE

  3. 7. Stress Management for Pilots

    University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för innovation, design och teknik

    Author : Emil Kangas Persson; [2017]
    Keywords : Stress management; Pilot; Cockpit; CBR; Anova; Measuring stress;

    Abstract : A human brain is capable to achieve great things, to endure heavy stress and to calculate complex problems. What happens when it fails to do so? Is there anything that could be done to prevent this from happening? Is it possible to help a pilot in command manage his or her stress during flight by measuring finger temperature, skin conductance, ECG and heart rate variations? This thesis study processes that can help pilots manage high stress with simple tools such as closing their eyes and taking a few deep breaths. READ MORE

  4. 8. Multisensor Stress Monitoring For Non-Stationary Subjects

    University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för innovation, design och teknik

    Author : Anette Hilmersson; [2015]
    Keywords : Monitoring; stress; photoplethysmography; PPG; transmissive; skin conductance; SC; sensor construction;

    Abstract : Monitoring stress in real-time, in a non-laboratory environment can be benecial in several applications. One of these, which have been the motivation for this thesis, is to to perform this measurement during Attention decit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnosis. READ MORE

  5. 9. The Virtual Self : Sensory-Motor Plasticity of Virtual Body-Ownership

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Patrick Fasthén; [2014]
    Keywords : Body-ownership; agency; multisensory integration; sensorimotor integration; virtual reality;

    Abstract : The distinction between the sense of body-ownership and the sense of agency has attracted considerable empirical and theoretical interest lately. However, the respective contributions of multisensory and sensorimotor integration to these two varieties of body experience are still the subject of ongoing research. READ MORE

  6. 10. Self-Reported Trait Mindfulness and Affective Reactivity: A Comprehensive Investigation of Valence, Arousal, and Attention to Emotional Pictures

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Psykologiska institutionen

    Author : Danielle Cosme; [2014]
    Keywords : mindfulness; emotion regulation; affective reactivity; psychophysiology;

    Abstract : Mindful attention is qualitatively receptive and non-reactive, and is thought to facilitate adaptive emotional responding. Using a multi-method approach, I studied the relationship between individual differences in self-reported trait mindfulness and electrocortical, electromyographic, electrodermal, and self-reported responses to emotional pictures. READ MORE