The Effects of Paced Tapping on Heart Rate, Skin Conductance, and Muscle Potential

ABSTRACT The use of a tapping response as an indicant of interest or preference in studies of the physiological correlates of attitude and attitude change is discussed. The physiological effects of paced tapping, using rates that might be employed in attitudinal studies, were examined under conditio...

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Published in:Psychophysiology 1975-03, Vol.12 (2), p.130-135
Main Author: Carriero, Nicholas John
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Altitudes
Attitude
Blood Pressure
Galvanic Skin Response
Heart Rate
Humans
Male
Motor Activity - physiology
Muscle potential
Muscles - physiology
Physiological correlates
Research Design
Skin conductance
Tapping response
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Summary:ABSTRACT The use of a tapping response as an indicant of interest or preference in studies of the physiological correlates of attitude and attitude change is discussed. The physiological effects of paced tapping, using rates that might be employed in attitudinal studies, were examined under conditions free of attitudinal import. Major findings were: (1) There is no significant difference in the effect on HR with rates up to 3/sec. (2) There is no significant difference in the effect on SCL with rates up to 7/sec. (3) When raw EMG scores are used as the basis of analysis no significant differences are found with rates up to 3/sec; however, when the square root transform of this variable is used, a significant effect is found for all rates used in at least one of the phases of the experiment. The results, taken as a whole, indicate the possibility of either controlling or mathematically compensating for the physiological effect of the tapping response, per se, in attitudinal studies.
ISSN:0048-5772
1469-8986
DOI:10.1111/j.1469-8986.1975.tb01262.x