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The relationship of clinical anxiety level to two indicants of arousal was evaluated in 40 drug-free patients. A range-corrected index of skin conductance and the threshold for two-flash fusion were used; both measures showed significant correlations with anxiety level.
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1. This study was performed at Hennepin County General Hospital, Minneapolis, while the author held a NIMH Research Fellowship. Thanks are due D. T. Lykken, T. Kiresuk and Z. Stelmachers for their help.
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Rose, R.J. Anxiety and arousal: A study of two-flash fusion and skin conductance. Psychon Sci 6, 81–82 (1966). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03327967
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