• The Marginal Effects of Lyrics On Alpha Wave Activity, Blood Pressure, and Heart Rate 

  Bishop, Stephanie; L’Huillier, Joe; Katz, Laura; Molina, Elizabeth; Spilski, Alyssa; Weigman, Ben (Journal of Advanced Student Sciences (JASS), 2015)

  We investigated the potential effect of music (lyrical and instrumental) on an individual’s cognitive performance and physiological processes. The three measurements used in this analysis were heart rate, blood pressure, ...

• The Physiological Effects of Stress Induced by the Distraction of a Ringing Cell Phone 

  Bowler, Bill; Bratberg, Lyndsey; Cavaleri, Hannah; Lorge, Amanda; Pitiger, Jamie (Journal of Advanced Student Sciences (JASS), 2015)

  Stress in everyday life is associated with many adverse health effects. A variety of studies have explored specific triggers for a stress response, and have identified cell phone use as a potential cause of stress. The ...

• The Effects of Cell Phone Distractions on Cognitive Flexibility 

  Nguyen, Lina; Rosicki, Stephanie; Rowe, Clayton; Schoenberger, Haley (Journal of Advanced Student Sciences (JASS), 2015)

  The purpose of this experiment was to study the relationship between cognitive flexibility and cell phone anxiety measured by changes in the physiological responses of the human body often triggered by the sympathetic ...

• Feedforward Mitigation of Physiological Fear Response to a Visual and Auditory Startle Stimulus 

  Dennee, Alexandra; Gunderson, Dana; Le Gros, Gabriel; Sarazen, Marni; Stieve, Bethany (Journal of Advanced Student Sciences (JASS), 2015)

  Feelings of fear serve to protect individuals from experiencing harm from their external environment. Physiological responses to fear include increased heart rate, increased respiration rate, and increased skin conductance. ...

• Physiological Arousal and Communication:An Analysis of Physiological Arousal in Response to Electronic and Verbal Communication and in Response to “Guilty Knowledge” 

  Buhnerkemper, Hayley; Duehr, Laura; Gudmundson, Conrad; Kaur, Justanjot; Mei, Sally; Silwal, Kiran; Waro, Kallie (Journal of Advanced Student Sciences (JASS), 2015)

  As communication evolves, the criminal justice system will face new challenges in terms of lie detection. To date, it is unknown how physiological responses vary between face-to-face and electronic communication in evolving ...

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