Standardization Within Individuals: A Simple Method to Neutralize Individual Differences in Skin Conductance

• DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8986.1985.tb01603.x
• Publication Date: 2007-02-02T22:15:29Z
• Authors: Gershon Ben‐Shakhar
• Keywords: Skin conductance; Stimulus (psychology); Statistic; Response bias

ABSTRACT The present paper suggests a method to neutralize individual differences in skin conductance responsivity. suggested is standardization of the responses within individuals. This was compared range correction transformation previously. comparison based on data from two experiments which evaluated between electrodermal relevant and neutral stimuli information detection tasks. In first experiment used maximal response evoked by subject one regular presented task. second included unpleasant tones defined as given stimulus, divided stimulus. A bootstrap analysis carried out five sets gathered experiments, statistically compare transformations. all cases standard scores better discriminated stimuli, than corrected scores. advantage much more salient experiment, where only produced significant difference strong weak experimental conditions. demonstrated that related mainly its reliance upon mean, stable reliable statistic response.