Self-report and heart rate responses to a stressful task

Data were obtained from a risk task, the zipwire, in order to examine self-report and heart rate responses of males and females. Using this task, heart rate data demonstrated similar patterns to those found in earlier parachuting studies. ANOVAs demonstrated significant differences between sexes in self-report measures, but no significant differences in heart rate. In addition, examination of the relationships between heart rate and self-report showed a positive correlation for the women, while there was a negative correlation for the men.