niSkin temperature research
one on A^M students
THE BATTALION
MONDAY, JULY 11, 1977
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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
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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.
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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
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