I was going to suggest a white-wine chiller you often see in wine stores. Those chill a bottle of wine in a very few minutes, so that's got to be some cold water....
-- Marc Carter, PhD Associate Professor and Chair Department of Psychology College of Arts & Sciences Baker University -- > -----Original Message----- > From: Rick Froman [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, May 06, 2011 8:06 AM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > Subject: Re: [tips] cold pressor task equipment > > I also got some useful hits using "cold pressor apparatus". > Hits linked to a number of pictures and brand names. An > interesting element is that some of the equipment seems to be > repurposed from cold beverage equipment. > > Rick > > Rick Froman > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > > On May 6, 2011, at 7:12 AM, "Annette Taylor" > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > > Thanks to everyone who replied. I did google exactly that > phrase, cold pressor equipment and got some article but no > "equipment" so the four I skimmed the methods sections on > that I could access did not mention the actual equipment they used. > > But yes, we apparently circulating the water is very > important if you are doing a real study (as opposed to > classroom demos) because the heat given off by the arm will > warm the water around the arm and of course, you really want > to immerse through above the elbow so just a bucket doesn't > really work, you have to have an elongated tub. > > I will check out the links. Thanks, Jim. > > Annette > > Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph. D. > Professor, Psychological Sciences > University of San Diego > 5998 Alcala Park > San Diego, CA 92110 > <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]<mailto:taylor@ > sandiego.edu> > ________________________________ > From: Jim Clark [[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] > Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2011 9:34 PM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > Subject: Re: [tips] cold pressor task equipment > > > > > Hi > > I believe we use the cold pressor test in our methods course > labs with just a bucket and ice and that the demos have > tended to work ok (e.g., distraction). I'm not sure what > Annette means by "never worked right". > > Out of interest I looked around and found some relevant > information. Following article appeared googling " 'cold > pressor' methodology' and refers to commercially available > "circulating water bath." Abstract raises many of the > concerns mentioned by Annette. > > <http://www.jpain.org/article/S1526-5900(04)00746-1/abstract>h > ttp://www.jpain.org/article/S1526-5900(04)00746-1/abstract > > Googling "circulating water bath" brings up lots of > manufacturing hits, although perhaps size or cost might be > prohibitive. > Googling " 'cold pressor' equipment " brought up following > article, which again mentions problems cited by Annette, as > well as the fact that many studies have used home made > equipment. Article itself is available at 2nd site and gives > suggestions for construction of such devices. > > <http://www.jpain.org/article/S1526-5900(05)00366-4/abstract>h > ttp://www.jpain.org/article/S1526-5900(05)00366-4/abstract > > <http://pedpsych.psychology.dal.ca/pdf/JOP2005.pdf>http://pedp > sych.psychology.dal.ca/pdf/JOP2005.pdf > > Hope this helps. > > Take care > Jim > > James M. Clark > Professor of Psychology > 204-786-9757 > 204-774-4134 Fax > <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]<mailto:j.cla > [email protected]> > > >>> Annette Taylor > >>> <mailto:[email protected]%3E%2006-May-11%201:43%20AM%20%3E%3E> > >>> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> > 06-May-11 1:43 AM > >>> >> > > > > Ok, so I am seriously going to pursue the cold pressor task > replication and now am stymied by a search for equipment. > > Do any of you use this task or do you know anyone who does > who can direct me to the proper equipment. We have used crude > equipment in the past and it never worked right. You need a > pump to circulate the water so that it doesn't warm up around > the arm and you need more of trough than a bucket to submerge > properly. > > I've read some methods sections of articles that use the task > but they don't describe the equipment in enough detail to > know where or now to purchase it. > > We actually have some unused funds and the end of the fiscal > year is upon us and I'd like to use it up for something that > we can use in the future as well. A web search has been > frustratingly nonproductive. Any pointers in the proper > direction would be gratefully appreciated. > > Annette > > Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph. 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