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The effects of cognitive and emotional workload on physiological reactions in Word Association Test in healthy adults
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SYSNO ASEP 0343888 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title The effects of cognitive and emotional workload on physiological reactions in Word Association Test in healthy adults Author(s) Lukavský, Jiří (PSU-E) RID, ORCID, SAI Source Title Studia Psychologica. - : Slovenská akadémia vied - ISSN 0039-3320
Roč. 52, č. 1 (2010), s. 15-22Number of pages 8 s. Language eng - English Country SK - Slovakia Keywords Word Association Test ; electrodermal activity ; pupillary activity Subject RIV AN - Psychology CEZ AV0Z70250504 - PSU-E (2005-2011) UT WOS 000276336500002 EID SCOPUS 77951852994 Annotation The project focuses on physiological reactions during the Word Association Test (WAT). The author tests the hypothesis about separable cognitive and emotional workload, where the cognitive workload is manifested in reaction times (RT) and the emotional workload in physiological reactions. The hypotheses were tested on a sample of young healthy adults (N=80), with a protocol consisting of 40 Czech nouns. The stimuli varied in their level of concreteness and their emotional valence. During the experiment RTs, electrodermal activity (EDA) and pupillary responses (PR) were measured. In agreement with the original hypotheses it was found that the cognitive workload is manifested most in RTs, and negative stimuli elicit the highest EDA reactions, but the two effects could not be separated. In fact the cognitive workload was manifested significantly in the physiological parameters as well. Therefore where emotions are of interest, it is necessary to take cognitive workload into account. Workplace Institute of Psychology Contact Štěpánka Halamová, Halamova@praha.psu.cas.cz, Tel.: 222 222 096 Year of Publishing 2011
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