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dc.contributor.authorDulmes, Elise
dc.contributor.authorGasao, Caroline
dc.contributor.authorMershon, Tyler
dc.contributor.authorOsman, Ingie
dc.contributor.authorSchraml, Angela
dc.contributor.authorRavi, Swetha
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-22T10:46:44Z
dc.date.available2021-05-22T10:46:44Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.urihttp://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/81975
dc.descriptionAn article that appeared in JASS, issue 2018en_US
dc.description.abstractThis study was designed to measure changes in heart rate, respirations, and electrodermal activity (EDA) due to anticipation of eating a range of peppers on the Scoville Heat Scale (starting at 30,000-50,000 scoville units and working up to 1,000,000 heat units). Our hypothesis stated that each measured variable would increase in anticipation to eating spicy food--in this case peppers. For all 30 participants, baseline heart rate, respiration, and skin conductance measurements were taken for one minute using electrocardiography (ECG), electrodermal activity (EDA), and a respiratory belt, respectively. A positive control was measured followed by a recovery period to return to baseline measurements. During the experimental portion, participants were informed that there was a range of peppers to try and they were to eat the spiciest one they felt they could tolerate. Time was allotted from when one experimenter left the room to go fetch these ‘peppers’, to when they returned to inform participants they would not actually need to consume any peppers (note: no physical peppers were used by the experimenters). This allowed time for possible changes in physiological measurements to develop. Following the experiment, participants completed a survey rating their current hunger level and spicy food tolerance. Analysis of our results show significant differences between the average resting and average experimental values for heart rate, respiratory rate, and skin conductance. Additionally, our post-experimental survey also shows an interesting correlation between self-reported spice tolerance and the physiological changes observed.en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Advanced Student Sciences (JASS)en_US
dc.subjectElectroDermal Activity (EDA)en_US
dc.subjectElectroCardioGraphy (ECG)en_US
dc.subjectHeart Rateen_US
dc.subjectRespirationen_US
dc.subjectAnticipationen_US
dc.subjectSympathetic Nervous Systemen_US
dc.subjectSpicy Stimulien_US
dc.titleThe Physiological Effects of Anticipating Spicy Fooden_US
dc.typeArticleen_US


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