STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION OF VOLAR SKIN POTENTIAL LEVEL IN ATTENTION AND THE EFFECTS OF AGE |
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| Authors: | Walter W. Surwillo |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Psychiatry, University of Louisville School of Medicine |
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| Abstract: | Skin potential (SP) level was investigated in 58 young (aged 22–53 years) and 64 old (aged 54–85 years) Ss. SP recordings were made during a 15-min interval while Ss were taking part in a watch-keeping task. The Kolmogorov-Smimov test revealed that, while the distribution of SP level in young Ss deviated significantly from normality, the distribution in old Ss was normal. Evidence suggested that age of Ss needs to be taken into account when dealing with distributions of SP level recorded under attentive conditions. |
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| Keywords: | Skin potential Aging Normality of SP distributions |
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