Vooijs, Emma (2023) The Effect of Audience Response on Heart Rate Variability. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Public speaking is a well-established stressor, and this study aims to establish if how an audience responds to a presentation may influence a person's stress physically, psychologically, or both. A between-subjects design was used with participants (N = 27) being assigned to either an unsupportive or supportive audience while simultaneously measuring the participants heart rate and giving stress questionnaires at set intervals. The results show a non-significant effect between conditions. However, deeper analysis reveals a trend of increased stress in the unsupportive condition and calls the reliability of the stress questionnaire into question. Future research would benefit from a larger sample group and an alternative measure of psychological stress.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Span, M.M. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Jan 2023 12:52 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Jan 2023 12:52 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/1537 |
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