Baker, L. M., & Taylor, W. M. (1955). "The Relationship Under Stress Between Changes in Skin Temperature, Electrical Skin Resistance, and Pulse Rate": Erratum. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 49(4), 300.
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Reports an error in the original article by Lawrence M. Baker and William M. Taylor (J. Exp. Psychol., 1954[Nov], 48, 361-365). On page 364, there were two errors in the section on Results. In the paragraph on relationships between physiological indices, the relationship for the rest period just preceding spark stimulation should be .487 (not .478), and the relationship under tension stimulation between skin temperature and pulse should be .348 (not .381). Both correlation ratios are given correctly in Table 2. (The following abstract of this article originally appeared in record 1955-05013-001.) When Ss were exposed to a stress condition assumed to be emotion-provoking and to induced muscular tension significant skin temperature increases, skin resistance decreases, and pulse increases occurred when compared with reactions recorded during the resting period. Several significant, though not high, relationships were found between changes in skin temperature, skin resistance, and pulse. The findings concerning heat change are in contradiction to the usual statements that stress will produce a constriction of the arterioles and thus bring about a reduction in skin temperature. Skin temperature change is a promising index of emotional reactivity, and may find uses similar to those for GSR and blood pressure. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)