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Enclosure
Hove»ber 8, 1961
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tbi sis one par t in 2,043 of the resistance range covered , which represents 5
mmtpm w
This unit utilises the constant current feedback circuit of an ill
Due to the current reversal through tho sub ject, an absolute value
at all times.
electrodes , 2 cm. in diameter, and mount editi lueite cups , a nd are attached
The output voltage o f th o abs olute value circuit , when divided into
the constant subj ect curren t (SQua), equal 3 the subject's conductance!
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Bach amplifier has a shorting switch and balance circuit in Its input.
A front panel switch and meter are available to read the outputs of each
amplifier vMeh can thereby be balanced Individual ly without other test
equipment.
Precision resistors (150 ..'of 100,000 ©has, 50,000 ohms, 25,000 ohms,
10,000 ©has, 5,000 ©has, and 2,500 ©hma may be switched into the feedback,
APPARATUS 7
set the current flow through a 270,000 ©ha input resistor. If the current
flow through this resistor is set at 40ua, then the feedback current flow
through the 250,000 ohm feedback resistor, which connects to the summing
point of the amplifier, will also be 40u*. This is duo to the feedback
present
through a 250,000 oha resisto r will c ause a ten vo lt potential to be
differential
at the one megohm input resistor of tho inverter portion of the
current flow of ten ua. The combination of tha 40ua current and the ten ua
current both flow through the subj cot. With the subj set resistance at less
times.
than 400,000 ohms, the current flow through the subject is 50ua at all
The input voltage to the second half of the differential amplifier is then
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the input side of the subject will be ten volts. The voltage on th®
output side of the subject will be §xl0“ 5 arapefts times 1x10* thms*
or $ volts.
capacitors of 4«f» 0.4af , I0 t 2»f , ^hd 0.1 of, wired to a front panel
switch * These capacitors causa the K2*v» output forgo positive and then
becomes negative and thud cuts off. Cathodes 1 and 2 become negative
then flows from cathode 2 to plate 2 , down through two 270,000 ohm
resistor and the 270,000 ohm resistor which is connected to the balance
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K2*P stabilising amplifiers , and associated feedback and Input resist ors.
of tha subject are inverted through the first of 'these amplifiers and
other summing input resistor, The output of the second amplifier goes
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Absolute Value Circuit , The absolute value circuit Keeps the output
positive at all: tines. Thia circuit consists of two Phil brick K2-YJ
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is applied through * 250,000 dial input resistor end the equal negative
voltage frets the first hal f o f the absolu te valua circult ajopllflcr
•are applied to the 250,000 oh® input resistor* of both amplifiers which
sake up the absolute value circuit, If the output Is neg ative , the
its feedback circuit goes positive to the ease value • The cathode of
the output diode io then positive and cuts off, Tho same positive output
feedback diode causing -it toconduct , and thus reduce the summing point
of the amplifier to rero volts. The 125,000 oh» input resistor to the
ground. With a feedback resistor of 250,000 ohms in the second amplif ier,
output of the first amplifier goes negative and the cathode of the : :
125,000 ©ha input resistor of the second amplifier as the diode plate
draws current. The negati ve volt age on t he plate of the feedback diode
cats it off and only tho 250,000 ohm feedback resistor is in the
The input to the second amplifier la then composed of two equal but
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Background History
1, General
2. Specific :
a. Involuntary responses ^
Intersystole time
Finger pulse amplitude
Respiration cycle duration and amplitude -
Skin resistance
Skin temperature ^
Body-weight shifts
Reaction time ,
b. Recording of responses
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d. Data analysis
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A di gital computer program wl 1 1 be written to
accomplish the statistical analysis o£ the experimental
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e, Nature of stimuli i
£, Experimental conditions
h, Discriminative potency
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References
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Ax, A.F. The physiolog ical dif f erentiation between fear and
anger in huwaaia^^ gsychbs^f. Med . f 1953. 15. 433-442, __
Brown, C.C. , & Saucer. R.T. Electronic Instrum entation for the
behavioral sciences , Spring field. Ill * Thomas, 195? •
Davis, R.C, Motor res ponses to auditory stimu li above and below : : ^
threshold, J. exp. Psychol.. 1950. 40 , 107-120,
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