Psychophysiological Recording

By Robert Morris Stern, Karen S. Quigley, William J. Ray, et al.

Book Overview

"An excellent introduction to both the methods and the principles of psychophysiology. It delivers well on the promise of its title, providing clear and well-organized descriptions of the basic phenomena in which psychophysiologists are interested and the most efficient ways in which to measure them. ... I would not hesitate ... to recommend this book to [those] who desire a straighforward and uncomplicated initiation to the trials and tribulations of life with the polygraph. ... A welcome addition to the field." --Contemporary Psychology

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195026969
• ISBN13: 9780195026962
• Release Date: June 1980
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.5" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

outstanding!

This is a very helpful book for people new to psychophysiological recording, or who are branching out into a new area. It's appropriate for people at a variety of levels from advanced undergraduate and beyond.

Great book for physio neophytes!

I knew almost nothing about psychophysiology before reading this book. I first tried to learn the topic reading "Handbook of Psychophysiology" (Cacioppo, Tassinary, & Berntson) but it's very complicated and hard to understand for beginners. When I started to read "Electrophysiological Recording", the topics that seemed so complicated in the Cacioppo et al. book started to make sense finally. This book is a great introductory book to physio because it starts with introducing the basic concepts and things that you need to know before you can understand recording techniques in physio. In addition, the chapters that explain various recording techniques were simple and easy to understand, yet comprehensive. Only downside to the book is that it doesn't include a chapter about hormones but the writers make up for it by covering other topics very well. In sum, I strongly recommend this book to beginners in psychophysiology.