Social and Physiological Context Affects the Meaning of Physiological Synchrony

Abstract This protocol describes procedures for conducting a dyadic, psychophysiological study. The key goal of this study is to continuously and simultaneously measure electrocardiograph and impedance cardiograph data from two participants engaged in a social interaction. The social interaction was framed as competitive or cooperative but the task partners engaged in was identical across conditions. The entire protocol takes 2 hours to complete.