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      Frequenz und mittlere Amplitude spontaner elektrodermaler Fluktuationen sind keine austauschbaren Indikatoren psychischer Prozesse

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          Zusammenfassung. Die Arbeit ging experimentell der Frage nach, ob zwei zentrale Aspekte spontaner elektrodermaler Fluktuationen, ihre Frequenz und ihre mittlere Amplitude, dieselbe Information über psychische Prozesse liefern. Experimentell variiert wurde dazu mittels Imaginationsmethode das Thema und der Selbstbezug induzierter Vorstellungen. Die experimentellen Manipulationen folgten einem 2×2-faktoriellen Versuchsplan für unabhängige Gruppen (Zellbesetzung: jeweils 24 Personen). Gemessen wurde die Veränderung der elektrodermalen Aktivität von einer Ruhe- zu der Vorstellungsphase. Die Ergebnisse zeigten, daß die beiden Variablen keine austauschbaren Indikatoren psychischer Prozesse sind. Trotz eines substantiellen korrelativen Zusammenhangs reagierten sie sehr eigen auf die experimentellen Manipulationen. Die Variation der Vorstellungsthematik wirkte nur auf die Frequenz, die Variation des Selbstbezugs der Vorstellungen nur auf die mittlere Amplitude der spontanen elektrodermalen Fluktuationen. Die beiden Variablen werden demnach sowohl von wenigstens einem gemeinsamen Faktor als auch von unterschiedlichen Faktoren beeinflußt. Die Frequenz spontaner elektrodermaler Fluktuationen scheint verdeckte Orientierungsprozesse zu reflektieren, während die mittlere Amplitude dieser Fluktuationen die Aktivität eines erfahrungs- und zielabhängigen Bewertungssystems abzubilden scheint. Beide Variablen scheinen darüber hinaus gleichermaßen von einer Art Grundaktiviertheit oder Wachsamkeit abhängig zu sein.

          Frequency and mean amplitude of spontaneous electrodermal fluctuations do not convey identical information about mental processes

          Abstract. The study was concerned with the question of whether the frequency and the mean amplitude of spontaneous electrodermal fluctuations convey the same information about mental processes. In order to examine this, the content and the personal relevance of induced imaginations was varied experimentally. The experimental manipulations followed a 2×2 factorial design for independent groups (content of cells: 24 subjects each). Changes in electrodermal activity were measured as differences between the imagination and a resting phase. Results revealed that the two variables are not exchangeable indicators of mental processes. Although the two variables correlated significantly, they responded differently to the experimental manipulations. The imagination of death-related contents increased the frequency of spontaneous electrodermal fluctuations more than the imagination of neutral contents. High personal relevance enhanced the mean amplitude of these spontaneous fluctuations regardless of the imagined content. Therefore it was concluded that the two variables have something in common but, on the whole, do not depend on identical factors. Frequency of spontaneous electrodermal fluctuations seems to be a reflection of covert orienting processes, whereas their mean amplitude seems to reflect the activity of an appraisal system incorporating goals and past experiences. However, both variables, seem to be, in the same way, dependent on a kind of basal activation or vigilance.

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                Author and article information

                Journal
                zea
                Experimental Psychology
                Hogrefe Publishing
                1618-3169
                April 2000
                : 47
                : 2
                : 129-143
                Affiliations
                [ 1 ] Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
                Author notes
                Zimmer Heinz, Psychologisches Institut, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Staudinger Weg 9, D-55099 Mainz, zimmer@ 123456psych.uni-mainz.de.
                Article
                zea4702129
                10.1026//0949-3964.47.2.129
                10829616
                b8df055b-bf88-4ea0-8abf-7c146e77af47
                Copyright @ 2000
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                Psychology,General behavioral science
                electrodermal activity,imaginations,Selbstbezug,Vorstellungen,Elektrodermale Aktivität,personal relevance

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