Chemosensory signals of competition increase the skin conductance response in humans

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 666-671

  Adolph, Dirk ^a   Schlösser, Sabine ^a   Hawighorst, Maren ^b   Pause, Bettina M ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aggression; Chemosensory communication; Competition; Dominance; Skin conductance response; Social anxiety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AXILLA; COMPETITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OLFACTOMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUNNING; SENSORY STIMULATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SWEATING;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HUMANS; MALE; OLFACTORY PERCEPTION; PHEROMONES, HUMAN; RACQUET SPORTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SWEAT; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 78149280712     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2010.08.004     Document Type: Article

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