Does normal pulse rate correlate with watching horror movies?

Abstract

The objective of present study was to correlate normal pulse rate with watching horror movies. Total of 200 subjects participated in this study. Pulse rate was measured by using a simple method because there is not available a scientific method. We simply examined their pulse rate by keeping index and third fingers on the neck to the side of the trachea, at the wrist between the bone and the tendon over outward artery. When we felt a pulse, we started counting number of beats in 10 seconds. To estimate pulse rate, we multiplied this number with 6. A questionnaire was formulated to correlate normal pulse rate with watching horror movies. We asked some questions and wrote their answers. It was concluded that students with elevated pulse rate had no fear to horror movies while with lower pulse rate; students had fear to horror movies.