Making Inferences Concerning Physiological Responses: A Reply to Rossiter, Silberstein, Harris, and Nield
Stephen L. Crites, Jr.andShelley N. Aikman-EckenrodeUniversity of Texas at El Paso
Rossiter et al. (2001) present some intriguing data, but it seems appropriate to take a close look at their results and conclusions before everyone scraps paper-and-pencil memory measures and invests in equipment for recording electrical brain activity. At its core, their study is fairly simple. First, participants see a sequence of stimuli. Second, the researchers record and examine physiological responses (steady-state visually evoked potentials, or SSVEPs) associated with these stimuli. Third,...