Differences Between Non-Parental Male and Female Responses to Infant Crying
Date
2015Author
Anderson-Carter, India
Beroza, Alenna
Crain, Alex
Gubernick, Carly
Ranum, Elly
Vitek, Ross
Publisher
Journal of Advanced Student Sciences (JASS)
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The purpose of this study was to determine if there is a difference between how non-parental males and females between the ages of 20 and 24 respond physiologically to an audio recording of a crying infant. Based on previous research that investigated differences in physiological response of mothers and fathers to auditory stimuli of infants in distress, the difference between non-parental male and female physiological responses was studied. It was hypothesized that females would have a greater response in all three physiological variables studied. Within the experiment there were a total of 30 participants; 15 male and 15 female. While participants listened to a 30 second recording of an infant crying, measurements of brain activity, heart rate, and electrodermal activity were taken. Since a large number of studies measuring responses to infant stimuli were conducted using parents as subjects, the present experiment adds a new angle to a widely discussed topic. No significant difference was seen between males and females in any of the physiological variables that were measured.
Subject
audio
auditory
crying
emotion
EDA
EEG
pulse oximetry
sex
stress
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http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/80215Description
An article that appeared in JASS, issue 2015