A Critique of Electrodermal Activity Practices at CHI

Electrodermal activity data is widely used in HCI to capture rich and unbiased signals. Results from related fields, however, have suggested several methodological issues that can arise when practices do not follow established standards. In this paper, we present a systematic methodological review of CHI papers involving the use of EDA data according to best practices from the field of psychophysiology, where standards are well-established and mature. We found severe issues in our sample at all stages of the research process. To ensure the validity of future research, we highlight pitfalls and offer directions for how to improve community standards.

• Publication year

  2021

• Venue

  International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

• Publication date

  2021-05-06

• Fields of study

  Computer Science, Psychology

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1145/3411764.3445370
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar

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