Physiological responses of obese subjects to external stimuli.
Physiological arousal was measured in 11 obese and 11 normal-weight subjects during presentation of emotive, food, and neutral stimuli. No differential arousal (heart rate, temperature, GSR, and EMG on frontalis muscle) between the groups was obtained for any of the three types of stimuli. Discrepancies between the present findings and earlier results are discussed.
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Department of Psychology, University of Southern Colorado, Pueblo 81001.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001143:Arousal; D001835:Body Weight; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D005712:Galvanic Skin Response; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000523:psychology*; D011930:Reaction Time; D012881:Skin Temperature