A procedure for the measurement of infant skin conductance and its initial validation using clap induced startle

Developmental Psychobiology

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 626-631

  Ham, Jacob ^a,b   Tronick, Ed ^c,d  

^a BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^d BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Infants; Psychophysiology; Skin conductance; Startle

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFANT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STARTLE REFLEX; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ARTIFACTS; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); ELECTRODES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FOOT; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HUMANS; INFANT; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOFTWARE; STARTLE REACTION;

EID: 52249114672     PISSN: 00121630     EISSN: 10982302     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dev.20317     Document Type: Article

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