scholarly journals Effects of Immersive Media on Emotion and Memory: An Experiment Comparing Article, 360-video, and Virtual Reality

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mila Bujić ◽  
Mikko Salminen ◽  
Juho Hamari
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Negative Affect ◽  
Emotional Response ◽  
Emotional Experience ◽  
Cued Recall ◽  
Media Consumption ◽  
Emotional Impact ◽  
Factual Information ◽  
Recall Memory ◽  
Emotion And Memory

Fields such as immersive journalism and VR-based media consumption are expected to holistically engross users and have a deeper emotional impact as well as internalisation of information. This between-subjects experiment (N = 87) employs a 360-degree video was presented either on mobile VR, on screen, or as a written article consisting of the transcript and video stills. The results suggest that the higher immersiveness has a more prominent effect on the emotional response and higher negative affect to predict lower cued recall memory of the presented content. Age in the range does not seem to influence the strength of the affect change but females might experience a higher change than males. This study suggest caution when creating highly emotional content. The negative emotional experience might impede memory of factual information. These implications are further applicable to other related fields, such as education and simulation trainings.

scholarly journals Arousing a wide range of emotions within educational virtual reality simulation about major depressive disorder affects knowledge retention

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christos Hadjipanayi ◽  
Despina Michael-Grigoriou
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Major Depressive Disorder ◽  
Depressive Disorder ◽  
Emotional Experience ◽  
Knowledge Retention ◽  
Emotional Impact ◽  
Body Ownership ◽  
Major Depressive ◽  
Head Mounted Display ◽  
Wide Range

AbstractThe experience of using an educational application, concerning a major depressive disorder simulation, could be anything but pleasant, so the challenges of creating such an application are ample. In this research, the effects of the emotional experience of the players, deriving from the positive ending of the virtual reality (VR) simulation’s embedded narrative or the lack of it, are evaluated. Alongside the investigation of a possible link between the emotional impact of the simulation and information retention, the overall effect of the application in relation to VR presence and body ownership is appraised. Thirty participants over 18 years old tested the application, using an Oculus Rift head-mounted display with a joystick, and their data were recorded by a pre- and a post-questionnaire. The 30 participants have been separated into groups of 15, where the positive ending was accessible to only one of the two groups. The group which experienced the positive ending reported a significant correlation of emotional impact and knowledge retention.

Involuntary Memories of War-Related Scenes in Veterans With PTSD

2021 ◽  
pp. 216770262199454
Author(s):  
Søren Risløv Staugaard ◽  
Annette Kjær Fuglsang ◽  
Dorthe Berntsen
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Response ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Emotional Reactions ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Emotional Impact ◽  
Affect Intensity ◽  
General Control ◽  
Retrieval Task ◽  
Involuntary Memories ◽  
Over Time

Studies suggest that general control deficits and elevated affect intensity in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) extend beyond memory for the index trauma. However, few researchers have pursued this possibility experimentally by examining memory for novel events. We used an experimental design to measure the frequency and characteristics of involuntary memories over time. Veterans with and without PTSD saw pictures of neutral and war-related scenes. Half of the participants completed an involuntary-retrieval task immediately after encoding, whereas the other half completed the retrieval task after 1 week. Veterans with PTSD had stronger emotional reactions to their involuntary memories of the scenes regardless of their original valence. The emotional impact and specificity of the memories did not diminish over time in PTSD veterans but did so in the control group. The findings are consistent with an increased emotional response to a range of memories that include—but are not limited to—memories of traumatic events.

Pandemic and resilience: A qualitative analysis of the emotional impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on breast cancer patients in active treatment

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 243-259
Author(s):  
Silvia Nicolescu ◽  
Adriana Băban
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Active Treatment ◽  
Emotional Regulation ◽  
Emotional Experience ◽  
Emotional Impact ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Emotional Resilience ◽  
Insight Into

The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unequivocal disruptive impact on all walks of life. Cancer care and the patients involved have been especially affected due to disruptions in treatment scheduling and enhanced vulnerability to COVID-19 infection. The present study undertook an exploratory qualitative analysis to investigate the emotional impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on breast cancer patients undergoing active treatment. Ten breast cancer patients were interviewed concerning their illness and pandemic perception. To supplement their perspective, we also interviewed six psycho-oncologists on the emotional impact the pandemic has had on the patients they provide care to. The data collected during the interviews was inductively analysed using thematic analysis. The resulting themes showed patients to have experienced increased emotional distress symptoms, while prioritising the cancer treatment over the threat of infection. Those that had developed emotional regulation skills prior to the pandemic, along their cancer journey, made good use of them, providing proofs of emotional resilience. More vulnerable patient groups have also been highlighted, such as those that did not previously develop such healthy emotional regulation skills, newly diagnosed cancer patients and those lacking social support. Our study provides a useful insight into the emotional experience of the assessed oncology patients during the Covid-19 pandemic, and useful insight into the mechanisms that build resilience and flexibility for this population.

Role of Emotions in Interactive Museums

2020 ◽  
pp. 174-193
Author(s):  
Giuliana Guazzaroni
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Augmented Reality ◽  
Emotional Experience ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Art Galleries ◽  
Emotional Change ◽  
The Relationship

Virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and artificial intelligence (AI) are increasingly being used by educational institutions and museums worldwide. Visitors of museums and art galleries may live different layers of reality while enjoying works of art augmented with immersive VR. Research points out that this possibility may strongly affect human emotions. Digital technologies may allow forms of hybridization between flesh and technological objects within virtual or real spaces. They are interactive processes that may contribute to the redefinition of the relationship between identity and technology, between technology and body (Mainardi, 2013). Interactive museums and art galleries are real environments amplified, through information systems, which allow a shift between reality, and electronically manipulated immersive experiences. VR is emotionally engaging and a VR scenario may enhance emotional experience (Diemer et al., 2015) or induce an emotional change (Wu et al., 2016). The main purpose of this chapter is to verify how art and VR affect emotions.

scholarly journals O3.1. CLUSTER ANALYSIS FINDS THREE CLINICALLY-RELEVANT SUBGROUPS OF TRAIT EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCE IN SCHIZOPHRENIA OUTPATIENTS

2020 ◽  
Vol 46 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S5-S6
Author(s):  
Henry Cowan ◽  
Vijay Mittal ◽  
Daniel Allen ◽  
James Gold ◽  
Gregory Strauss
Keyword(s):  
Negative Affect ◽  
Functional Outcome ◽  
Schizoaffective Disorder ◽  
Negative Symptoms ◽  
Clinical Symptoms ◽  
Emotional Experience ◽  
Symptom Presentation ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Affective Traits ◽  
Trait Affect

Abstract Background Previous research shows that trait emotion is more affected than state emotion in schizophrenia. This literature is also somewhat inconsistent, particularly in terms of specific links between affective traits and clinical symptoms. The current study examined whether subgroups of trait emotional experience predict symptom presentation and functional outcome in schizophrenia. Methods In this cross-sectional observational study, 192 outpatients diagnosed with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder (SZ) and 149 matched healthy controls completed the trait version of the Positive and Negative Affect Scale and symptom and functional outcome assessments. Cluster and discriminant function analyses identified distinct profiles of trait affect, which were then compared on clinical and functional variables. Results Three SZ clusters reflected normative affect (n = 80, 42%), low trait positive affect (PA; n = 54, 28%), and high trait negative affect (NA; n = 58, 30%), compared to controls. Symptom profiles differentiated the three subgroups. Compared to the Normative Affect cluster, the Low PA cluster had more severe negative symptoms; the High NA cluster had more severe positive symptoms, disorganization, anxiety, and depression; and both the Low PA and High NA cluster had poorer overall functioning. Diagnostic and medication status also differentiated the three subgroups. The Low PA subgroup was most likely to be prescribed 1st-generation antipsychotics, while the High NA subgroup was most likely to be diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder. Discussion Distinct subgroups with unique trait affect profiles can be identified within the broader diagnosis of schizophrenia. These subgroups show meaningful clinical differences in presentation, with theoretical and clinical implications.

Qualitative study to understand the emotional response to a metastatic diagnosis in castration-resistant prostate cancer.

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (30_suppl) ◽  
pp. 201-201
Author(s):  
Claire Burbridge ◽  
Jason A Randall ◽  
Tara Symonds ◽  
Joe Lawson ◽  
Lindsay Dearden ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Emotional Response ◽  
Additional Treatment ◽  
Emotional Impact ◽  
Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer ◽  
Support Person ◽  
Castration Resistant ◽  
Experienced Pain ◽  
The Us ◽  
Recent Diagnosis

201 Background: To explore the emotional response of men with a recent metastatic Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer (mCRPC) diagnosis, emotional burden of monitoring their condition prior to additional treatment for metastasis (“watch and wait”), and emotional impact on caregivers. Methods: In-depth, qualitative, one-to-one interviews with 25 men with a recent diagnosis of mCRPC from the US (n = 4), France (n = 12) and Germany (n = 9). Additional interviews were conducted with 12 of the participants’ primary support person (PSP) - a friend/family member who provided support to the participants emotionally and/or in everyday tasks; US (n = 2), France (n = 8), Germany (n = 4). Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed and thematic analyzed. Results: Participants were 54-85 years old; 88% retired; mean time since metastatic diagnosis was 7.5 months (seven were within 12 weeks of metastasis, all others within 24 months of metastasis); and 19 experienced pain related to their CRPC. Symptoms and impacts associated with mCRPC were consistent across countries. The most frequent symptoms (reported by ≥75%) were fatigue/tiredness, sexual dysfunction and pain. Metastasis had a negative emotional impact, participants reported fear of what happens next. Some explicitly associated certain symptoms/impacts with metastasis, such as localized pain, diarrhea, blood in stool, and increased impact of activities of daily living. 72% highlighted that metastatic diagnosis impacted their emotional state, experiencing worry, anxiety, fear, low mood/depression and shock, with increased burden on PSP and strain on relationships. 80% highlighted that monitoring PSA values was important, and ten discussed the emotional impact of this: fear and worry when rising; glad, happy, and excited when falling. Most participants (80%) reported that, if a medication had been available to them to delay metastasis, they would have taken it, even if asymptomatic. Conclusions: Metastatic diagnosis was associated with a worsening of symptoms and both physical and emotional impacts. Rising PSA levels prior to metastasis had a negative emotional impact. Most participants were willing to take a medication to delay metastasis.

Automatic-Spreading Activation Effects following Children's Reading of Complete Sentences

1989 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-194
Author(s):  
Debra J. Vitek ◽  
Frederick M. Schwantes
Keyword(s):  
Target Word ◽  
Context Effects ◽  
Memory Performance ◽  
Naming Latency ◽  
Semantic Integration ◽  
Cued Recall ◽  
Sentence Completion ◽  
Facilitation Effect ◽  
Recall Memory ◽  
Previous Sentence

Third-, sixth-, and college-grade level students participated in an on-line reading task that incorporated both a naming latency and a subsequent cued-recall memory requirement. Following reading of a complete sentence, latency for naming a target word was measured in which the target word was either (a) a repetition of a word in the previous sentence, (b) an associate of a word in the previous sentence, (c) inferable from the integrated meaning of words in the previous sentence, or (d) unrelated to words in the previous sentence. Increased speed was found for naming words presented in the repeated, associated, and inferred target conditions as compared to the unrelated word condition. In each case, the observed facilitation effect was of greater magnitude for the younger readers. In the cued-recall task, single-word cues resulted in better recall memory performance when the cue had been explicitly presented in a prior sentence as compared to cues which were only inferable from previously read material. Results were interpreted in terms of context effects which extend beyond sentence completion boundaries and in terms of developmental differences in automatic expectancy and semantic integration effects.

Modulation of Amygdalar Activity by the Conscious Regulation of Negative Emotion

2002 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 913-921 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stacey M. Schaefer ◽  
Daren C. Jackson ◽  
Richard J. Davidson ◽  
Geoffrey K. Aguirre ◽  
Daniel Y. Kimberg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Negative Affect ◽  
Neural Activity ◽  
Emotional Response ◽  
Negative Emotion ◽  
Cognitive Mechanisms ◽  
Negative Picture ◽  
Signal Change ◽  
Picture Presentation ◽  
The Subject

Lesion and neuroimaging studies suggest the amygdala is important in the perception and production of negative emotion; however, the effects of emotion regulation on the amygdalar response to negative stimuli remain unknown. Using event-related fMRI, we tested the hypothesis that voluntary modulation of negative emotion is associated with changes in neural activity within the amygdala. Negative and neutral pictures were presented with instructions to either “maintain” the emotional response or “passively view” the picture without regulating the emotion. Each picture presentation was followed by a delay, after which subjects indicated how they currently felt via a response keypad. Consistent with previous reports, greater signal change was observed in the amygdala during the presentation of negative compared to neutral pictures. No significant effect of instruction was found during the picture presentation component of the trial. However, a prolonged increase in signal change was observed in the amygdala when subjects maintained the negative emotional response during the delay following negative picture offset. This increase in amygdalar signal due to the active maintenance of negative emotion was significantly correlated with subjects' self-reported dispositional levels of negative affect. These results suggest that consciously evoked cognitive mechanisms that alter the emotional response of the subject operate, at least in part, by altering the degree of neural activity within the amygdala.

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