Reliability of Physiological Responses Induced by Basic Emotions: A Pilot Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although emotion-specific autonomic responses based on the discrete theory of emotion have been widely studied, studies on the reliability of physiological responses to emotional stimuli are limited. In this study, we aimed to assess the reliability of physiological changes induced by the six basic emotions (happiness, sadness, anger, fear, disgust, and surprise) that were measured during 10 weekly repeated experiments.

Methods

Twelve college students participated, and in each experiment, physiological signals were collected before and while participants were watching emotion-provoking film clips. Additionally, the participants self-evaluated the emotions that they experienced during the film presentation at the end of each emotional stimulus. To avoid adaptation

SUBMITTER: Jang EH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6883530 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature