Regarding the instruments for collecting and analyzing physiological and behavioral data, we have used:
Salivettes for salivary cortisol. They are small tubes that contain a cotton swab that must be placed inside the mouth for a couple of minutes without chewing. Then they are frozen at a very low temperature and later on the saliva samples are processed in a lab.
A HR wrist monitor (the Polar Vantage M) which together with a chest band and a special software (Kubios Premium) served to collect and analyze HR and HRV
OpenSesame, a free software to collect and analyze reaction time.
The FaceReader program to analyze facial expressions.
The Praat acoustic voice analysis program for interpreting
And the eye-tracker Tobii X3-120, acquired with funds from EMOTRA and the University of Murcia.
