Autonomic Resistance Lab Report

Electrodermal Activity and Polygraph measuring galvanic skin resistance

Introduction: In this particular lab we focused on the Electrodermal activity in the body by using polygraph machines. Electrodermal activity comes from dealing with the sweat glands in the skin, it connects the skin and tendency to relapse in a previous condition. It relates to skin conductance which varies depending on the amount of of sweat on the skin. Polygraphs which are also known as lie detectors serve a function to determine blood pressure, pulse, respiration, and skin conductivity while the subject is being asked questions. In my group what interest us most about this particular lab is what certain things could raise your blood pressure or pulse and in what ways can an individual control they’re reactions to what they are being tested on. What also interest us is how just by bringing up a memory to make someone remember something can change they’re entire process of anatomic flows. The casual question for this lab was how do metrics such as heart rate or autonomic response change with different types of music. “We

While reading we recognized that we each needed to play a role, they’re needed to be a Director, Recorder, Experimental Subject, and a group scribe. After we determined who was taking on each role we began to go through the equipment and set it up on our Experimental Subject. This included us putting a respiratory band across her chest, two finger receptors on her index and middle finger, and last attachment was placing receptors on both inner sides of her ankles. Once the equipment was organized and placed properly on the experimental subject we began to conduct the experiment and while doing so recording all the changes and recognizable changes with experimental