Log Book for January 8, 2011

Science Report 2

Tonya Thompson Reporting

I performed a psychophysiological test of affective response to digital images and sounds on each crewmember 2 times today. The images were projected onto a simulated 3D surface and the sounds were played through headphones.

Each crewmember sat in the test area in my stateroom for 11 minutes (a 3 minute pre-exposure baseline, a 5 minute affective images and sounds exposure, and a 3-minute post exposure measurement). During this time, I measured the crewmember’s heart rate variability and skin conductance level in response to the digital images and sounds.

I also had each member complete a Cohen’s Perceived Stress Scale questionnaire after dinner.