Department of Psychology, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Laterality. 2011 Mar;16(2):156-63. doi: 10.1080/13576500903468896. Epub 2010 Feb 17.
The measurement of tympanic membrane temperature (TMT) using hand-held infrared devices is common in both clinical and experimental research. However, the role that measurement context has on TMT has been overlooked. In the present investigation 94 women and men had their right and left TMT measured by either a male or female investigator. Regardless of participant's gender, when measured by a female investigator the right TMT was significantly lower than the left TMT. When measured by a male investigator, both male and female participants had similar right and left TMT. These lateral TMT results correspond with neuropsychological theories regarding threat appraisal.
使用手持式红外设备测量鼓膜温度（TMT）在临床和实验研究中都很常见。然而，测量环境对 TMT 的影响却被忽视了。在本研究中，94 名女性和男性被男性或女性研究人员分别测量其右耳和左耳的 TMT。无论参与者的性别如何，当由女性研究人员测量时，右侧 TMT 明显低于左侧 TMT。当由男性研究人员测量时，男性和女性参与者的右侧和左侧 TMT 相似。这些横向 TMT 结果与关于威胁评估的神经心理学理论相对应。
