A validity study of the Psychological Stress Evaluator.
- 1 January 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science / Revue canadienne des sciences du comportement
- Vol. 11 (1) , 89-94
- https://doi.org/10.1037/h0081576
Abstract
The Psychological Stress Evaluator (PSE) was assessed for its ability to display and detect arousal in the spoken word. University summer students (43) were asked to read aloud 10 words composed of random proportions of taboo and neutral words. PSE recordings of these words were then given to 2 trained and 10 untrained analysts for identification of stress patterns. Although the students rated the taboo words significantly more arousing than the neutral, the accuracy of identification of such words was no greater than chance for all analysts, regardless of training. The PSE may not be as effective as its manufacturers claim. Additional research appears warranted.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
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