Study supported by the Fitness and Amateur Sport Directorate of Ottawa, and submitted by the senior author for the BSc (Med) degree at the University of Manitoba.

Thirty nonparent adults were classified as high or low on the Child Abuse Potential Inventory. Their heart rate and skin conductance were assessed as they listened to audiotapes of "normal" phonated infant cries and high-pitched, hyperphonated cries, and subjects rated the cries. Marginal differences were found between groups.…

This study investigated changes in heart rate and skin conductance in response to four types of non-child-related stressors in mothers at risk and at low risk for physical child abuse. At-risk mothers had greater and more prolonged sympathetic activation during the most stressful presentations, supporting the view of such responses as mediators of…

The study examines emotional and cognitive processes associated with a response to provocation, using the "stream of consciousness" technique, as well as mood and attitude questionnaires. Physiological processes (heart rate, electrodermal responses, and blood pressure) and sex differences in a display of aggressive behavior are also…

This study measured the increase of heart rate during reading (over a baseline rate when the subject was at rest) caused by anticipation of comprehension questions to follow. It also investigates correlations between heart rate and reading speed and comprehension. Twenty-four college subjects, considered normal readers according to SAT-Verbal…

This paper reviews previous research and describes a study about the use of psychophysiological indicators (skin conductance response--SCR and heart rate--HR) to measure people's reactions to violence. The review of research describes attempts to gauge the association between people's attitudes, personality, and physiological responses when they…