niSkin temperature research one on A^M students THE BATTALION MONDAY, JULY 11, 1977 ieal r| he r itlal who feel they are largely Jllj'esponsihle for what happens in ieii lives may be more successful i increasing their skin temperature 1 those who feel that "powerful tiers'' or “chance” controls re- i' V ffirds and reinforcements. 1 l(s ['Bhese are the conclusions of Con- ^■nce Raymond Tindel, Texas University Ph.D. candidate, I* 0 * ,hc has written the university’s first ! lr '^P e rtation involving biofeedback. le 'tjBindel conducted research on 67 Texas A&M students, asking half to raise the temperature of the skin on their palms via training in biofeed back. Biofeedback is basically a pro cess for manipulating so-called in voluntary body functions by concen tration and the monitoring of in struments. But before the biofeedback train ing sessions, Tindel gave all 67 stu dents a test to see to what extent they thought they controlled their own lives, or whether the dominant prushfires in CS area :osts taxpayers money alJ An estimated 10 thousand dollars has been spent fighting ushfires in the College Station area, according to College Station ire Marshall Harry Davis. Every time a firetruck is sent out on a call, it costs one thousand lollars. The College Station firemen have answered 10 brushfire calls since the 4th of July. Two of the fires were possibly caused by fireworks, but the majority occurring along the railroad tracks were probably caused by sparks from passing trains. i When a brushfire is first reported a still alarm is given. During a juult still alarm a truck with a three men crew responds to the call. The ^ size of the fire determines whether a general alarm is given and more dn 4 ijien are called. if intiiB Anytime a fire occurs outside of city limits, a general alarm is given livitiiiBnd volunteers and off-duty firemen are called in. ixm® Actual fighting of the brushfires takes 5-10 minutes Davis said. The ' time spent getting to the fire, putting it out and returning to the ptation to prepare for another call takes an hour. K When fighting a brushfire, the firemen use what is called a beater. j A long handle with a piece of jjld fire hose attached to the end, Davis described it as being similar fb a giant flyswatter. PEACE CORPS MSC LtJ !oor PoJ force was fate or the actions ofother people. The students were tested again after the six-week biofeedback proj ect to see if any attitudes had changed toward that sense because of the training. No significant change was found between the pre test and posttest. However, the research showed a low correlation between the pretest scores and temperature increases. Some subjects who scored higher on the first test (indicating a sense that they were in control) dropped slightly on the second test. And others who scored lower on the pre test (showing a sense of fate or “powerful others” in control) made higher internal control scores on the posttest. However, the same pat tern of change occurred within the control group and the biofeedback experience by itself could not be said to cause the change. Tindel said the students were able to increase their skin tempera ture as much as 8.9 degrees Fahrenheit in one case, but others lost heat due to anxiety. At the end of the biofeedback training trials, however, all had experienced some success in raising their skin temper ature. She said that the subjects used a variety of methods to raise skin temperatures, including concentrat ing on blood flow to the hand, rela xation, and imagining their hand was being heated by a fire or stung by a bee. ^Academic Council^ meets to discuss curricula changes The Academic Council will meet tomorrow at 2 p.m. in Room 301 of the Rudder Tower. The Council will discuss: changes in the curricula for the College of Liberal Arts and Earth Science, the modification of the Political Science degree program to include the Bachelor of Sci ence option, and approval of the candidates for undergraduate and graduate degrees to be a- warded on Aug. 5 and Aug. 13, 1977. The Nominating Committee’s recommendations for appoint ment of Council members to the various internal committees will e approved. S ^ i Open Tuesday — Sunday 11:30 A.M. — 2:00 P.M. 5:00 P.M. — 10:00 P.M. 1313 S. 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