STANDARDIZATION WITHIN INDIVIDUALS - A SIMPLE METHOD TO NEUTRALIZE INDIVIDUAL-DIFFERENCES IN SKIN-CONDUCTANCE
STANDARDIZATION WITHIN INDIVIDUALS - A SIMPLE METHOD TO NEUTRALIZE INDIVIDUAL-DIFFERENCES IN SKIN-CONDUCTANCE
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1469-8986.1985.tb01603.x
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发表时间:
1985-01-01
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影响因子:
3.7
通讯作者:
BENSHAKHAR, G
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作者:
BENSHAKHAR, G
A method is suggested to neutralize individual differences in skin conductance responsivity. The method suggested is a standardization of the responses within individuals. This method was compared to the range correction transformation. The comparison was based on data from 2 experiments which evaluated differences between electrodermal responses to relevant and neutral stimuli in information detection tasks. In the 1st experiment the range correction transformation used the maximal skin conductance response evoked by the subject to one of the regular stimuli presented in the information detection task. The 2nd experiment included responses to unpleasant tones and the range correction transformation was defined as the skin conductance response evoked by the subject to a given stimulus, divided by the response to the unpleasant stimulus. A bootstrap analysis was carried out on 5 data sets gathered from the 2 experiments, to statistically compare the transformations. In all cases standard scores better discriminated relevant and neutral stimuli, than range corrected scores. The advantage of standardization was much more salient in the 2nd experiment, where only standard scores produced a statistically significant difference between strong and weak experimental conditions. The analysis demonstrated that the advantage of the method of standard scores is related mainly to its reliance upon the man, which is a more stable and reliable statistic than the maximal response.