The effect of unconditional stimulus modality and intensity on blink startle and electrodermal responses

Psychophysiology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 406-413

  Siddle, David A T ^a   Lipp, Ottmar V ^a   Dall, Patricia J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blink startle; Pavlovian conditioning; Skin conductance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CONDITIONED REFLEX; ELECTRIC SHOCK; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; EMOTION; FACILITATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; STARTLE REFLEX; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; BLINKING; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTIC STIMULATION; STARTLE REACTION;

EID: 0030789216     PISSN: 00485772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8986.1997.tb02384.x     Document Type: Article

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