Physiological Stress

The relationship between task-induced stress, vocal changes, and physiological state during a dyadic team task

It is commonly known that a relationship exists between the human voice and various emotional states. Past studies have demonstrated changes in a number of vocal features, such as fundamental frequency f0 and peakSlope, as a result of varying …

Racing heart and sweaty palms: What influences users' self-assessments and physiological signals when interacting with virtual audiences?

In psychotherapy, virtual audiences have been shown to promote successful outcomes when used to help treating public speaking anxiety. Additionally, early experiments have shown its potential to help improve public speaking ability. However, it is …

Investigating the Physiological Responses to Virtual Audience Behavioral Changes

Virtual audiences have been used in psychotherapy for the treatment of public speaking anxiety, and recent studies show promising results with patients undergoing cognitive-behavior therapy with virtual reality exposure maintaining a reduction in …