Competition is a prevalent motivator in everyday life. Previous studies have proven that competition influences hormonal levels and thus affect performance. The purpose of this study was to identify these physiological ...

This 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 ...

A variety and multitude of stimuli elicit a fear response in humans, including horror films. Fear responses include various physiological alterations such as an increase in heart rate, changes in electrodermal activity ...

Students experience many different types of stressors throughout their education. College students often have multiple exams in a short period of time, inducing higher levels of stress that may negatively impact cognitive ...

The sympathetic response, also known as fight or flight, is a physiological response that occurs due to a perceived threat to survival. It can physiologically be observed through an increase in heart rate, respiratory ...