Emotional Modulation of the Post-Auricular Reflex

描述（由申请人提供）：本研究旨在进一步推进Benning、帕特里克和Lang（出版中）中描述的结果，在该研究中，耳后（PA）反射被愉快的图片增强，被不愉快的图片抑制，特别是对于高强度图片。第一项拟议的研究将调查特定的幻灯片内容对PA反射幅度的影响，除了测量PA反射的情绪调节的时间过程。第二项研究将探讨在行为任务中，主动反应集对情绪PA反射调制的影响。在第二项研究中，烦躁不安对PA反射幅度的影响也将通过基于抑郁和积极情绪的测量形成高和低烦躁不安组来检查。在两项研究中，将研究性别和记录耳对PA反射调制的影响。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This research is designed to further the results described in Benning, Patrick, and Lang (in press), a study in which the post-auricular (PA) reflex was shown to be potentiated by pleasant pictures and inhibited by unpleasant pictures, particularly for high-intensity pictures. The first proposed study will investigate the effects of specific slide contents on PA reflex magnitudes, in addition to measuring the time course of the emotional modulation of the PA reflex. The second study will examine the effects of an active response set on emotional PA reflex modulation in a behavioral task. In the second study, the effects of dysphoria on PA reflex magnitudes will also be examined by forming high and low dysphoria groups based on measures of depression and positive emotionality. The effects of gender and ear of recording on the modulation of the PA reflex will be investigated in both studies.