Supplemental Reading List

Electricity

Ryan, C. W (1986). Basic Electricity: A self teaching guide (second edition). New York: John Wiley and Sons.

Gibilisco, S (1997). Teach Yourself Electricity and Electronics. New York: McGraw Hill

Elements of AC electricity (an online interactive tutorial)

Skin conductance

Ben-Shakhar, G. (1985). Standardization within individuals: A simple method to neutralize individual differences in skin conductance. Psychophysiology, 22, 292-299.

Ben Shakhar, G. (1987). The correction of psychophysiological measures for individual differences in responsivity should be based on typical response parameters: A reply to Stemmler. Psychophysiology, 24, 247-249.

Stemmler, G. (1987). Standardization within subjects: A critique of Ben-Shakhar's conclusions. Psychophysiology, 24, 243-246.

Lykken, D. T., & Venables, P. H. (1971). Direct measurement of skin conductance: A proposal for standardization. Psychophysiology, 8, 656-672.

Fowles, D. C., Christie, M. J., Edelberg, R., Grings, W. W., Lykken, D. T., & Venables, P. H. (1981). Publication recommendations for electrodermal measurements. Psychophysiology, 18, 232-239.

Electromyography

Fridlund, A. J., & Cacioppo, J. T. (1986). Guidelines for human electromyographic research. Psychophysiology, 23, 567-589.

Startle response

van Boxtel, A., Boelhouwer, A. J. W., & Bos, A. R. (1998). Optimal EMG signal bandwidth and interelectrode distance for the recording of acoustic, electrocutaneous and photic blink reflexes. Psychophysiology, 35, 690-697.

Fridlund, A. J., & Cacioppo, J. T. (1986). Guidelines for human electromyographic research. Psychophysiology, 23, 567-589.

Lang, P. J., Bradley, M. M., & Cuthbert, B. N. (1990). Emotion, attention, and the startle reflex. Psychological Review., 97, 377-395.

Vrana, S. R., Spence, E. L., & Lang, P. J. (1988). The startle probe response: A new measure of emotion? Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 97, 487-491

fMRI and brain imaging

D'Esposito, M., Zarahn, E., & Aguirre, G. K. (1999). Event-related functional MRI: Implications for cognitive psychology. Psychological Bulletin, 125, 155-164.

Electroencephalography (EEG)

Pivik, R. T., Broughton, R. J., Coppola, R., Davidson, R. J., Fox, N., & Nuwer, M. R. (1993). Guidelines for the recording and quantitiative analysis of electroencephalographic activity in research contexts. Psychophysiology, 30, 547-558

Cardiovascular measures

Event related potentials (ERP)

Chapman, R. M. (1995). EP Component Identification and Measurement by Principle Components Analysis. Brain and Cognition, 27, 288-310.

Cook, E.W., & Miller, G.A. (1992). Digital Filtering: Background and tutorial for psychophysiologists. Psychophysiology, 3, 350‑367.

Donchin, E. & Heffley, E.F. (1978). Multivariate analysis of event-related potential data: A tutorial review. In D. Otto (Ed.), Multidisciplinary perspectives in event-related brain potential research (pp. 555-572). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.

Picton, T.W., Bentin, S., Berg, P., Donchin, E., Hillyard, S. A., Johnson, Jr. R., Miller, G. A., Ritter, W., Ruchkin, D. S., Rugg, M. D., & Taylor, M. J. (2000). Guidelines for using human event-related potentials to study cognition: Recording standards and publication criteria. Psychophysiology, 37, 127-152.

Scherg, M. (1990). Fundamentals of Dipole Source Potential Analysis. In F. Grandori, F. Hoke & Romani, G.L. (Eds.), Auditory Evoked Magnetic Fields and Electric Potentials. Advances in Audiology, 6, (pp. 40-69). Switzerland: Basel, Karger.

Other

Cook, E.W., & Miller, G.A. (1992). Digital Filtering: Background and tutorial for psychophysiologists. Psychophysiology, 3, 350‑367.

Forster, K.I., & Forster, J.C. (in press). DMDX: A Windows display program with millisecond accuracy. Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, and Computers.