scholarly journals The EmojiGrid as a Tool to Assess Experienced and Perceived Emotions

Psych ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 469-481 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toet ◽  
van Erp
Keyword(s):  
Excellent Agreement ◽  
Emotional State ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Group Level ◽  
Affective Valence ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Verbal Instructions ◽  
Intraclass Correlations ◽  
Valence And Arousal ◽  
Normative Ratings

In a recent study on food-evoked emotions, we observed that people often misunderstood the currently available affective self-report tools. We, therefore, developed a new intuitive and language-independent self-report instrument called the EmojiGrid: a rectangular response grid labeled with facial icons (emoji) that express different degrees of valence and arousal. We found that participants intuitively and reliably reported their affective appraisal of food by clicking on the EmojiGrid, even without verbal instructions. In this study, we investigated whether the EmojiGrid can also serve as a tool to assess one’s own (experienced) emotions and perceived emotions of others. In the first experiment, participants (N = 90) used the EmojiGrid to report their own emotions, evoked by affective images from a database with corresponding normative ratings (obtained with a 9-point self-assessment mannikin scale). In the second experiment, participants (N = 61) used the EmojiGrid to report the perceived emotional state of persons shown in different affective situations, in pictures from a database with corresponding normative ratings (obtained with a 7-point Likert scale). For both experiments, the affective (valence and arousal) ratings obtained with the EmojiGrid show excellent agreement with the data provided in the literature (intraclass correlations of at least 0.90). Also, the relation between valence and arousal shows the classic U-shape at the group level. Thus, the EmojiGrid appears to be a useful graphical self-report instrument for the assessment of evoked and perceived emotions.

scholarly journals Cross-cultural validation of the "International affective picture system" (IAPS) on a sample from Bosnia and Herzegovina

Psihologija ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sasa Drace ◽  
Emir Efendic ◽  
Mirna Kusturica ◽  
Lamija Landzo
Keyword(s):  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
North American ◽  
International Affective Picture System ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Affective Ratings ◽  
The North ◽  
Stratified Sample ◽  
Valence And Arousal ◽  
Normative Ratings

In this study the normative ratings of the International Affective Picture System (IAPS, Center for the Study of Emotion and Attention [CSEA], 1995) were compared with the ratings from a Bosnian sample. Seventy-two psychology undergraduates from the University of Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) rated valence, dominance and arousal for a stratified sample of 60 pictures that was selected from the IAPS. Reliability coefficients indicate that the self-report ratings are internally consistent. The affective ratings from our sample correlated strongly with the North American ratings at: .95, .81 and .91, respectively for valence, arousal and dominance. Consistent with expectations, mean valence and dominance ratings did not differ significantly between the Bosnian and North American sample. Furthermore, plotting of the Bosnian valence and arousal ratings results in a similar boomerang shaped distribution as the North American affective ratings. Taken together, findings obtained from the Bosnian sample confirm the cross-cultural validity of the IAPS.

scholarly journals The EmojiGrid as a rating tool for the affective appraisal of touch

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Toet ◽  
Jan B.F. van Erp
Keyword(s):  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Affective Response ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Social Touch ◽  
Object Based ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Olfactory Stimuli ◽  
Valence And Arousal ◽  
Study Participants

In this study we evaluate the convergent validity of a new graphical self-report tool (the EmojiGrid) for the affective appraisal of perceived touch events. The EmojiGrid is a square grid labeled with facial icons (emoji) showing different levels of valence and arousal. The EmojiGrid is language independent and efficient (a single click suffices to report both valence and arousal), making it a practical instrument for studies on affective appraisal. We previously showed that participants can intuitively and reliably report their affective appraisal (valence and arousal) of visual, auditory and olfactory stimuli using the EmojiGrid, even without additional (verbal) instructions. However, because touch events can be bidirectional and dynamic, these previous results cannot be generalized to the touch domain. In this study, participants reported their affective appraisal of video clips showing different interpersonal (social) and object-based touch events, using either the validated 9-point SAM (Self-Assessment Mannikin) scale or the EmojiGrid. The valence ratings obtained with the EmojiGrid and the SAM are in excellent agreement. The arousal ratings show good agreement for object-based touch and moderate agreement for social touch. For social touch and at more extreme levels of valence, the EmojiGrid appears more sensitive to arousal than the SAM. We conclude that the EmojiGrid can also serve as a valid and efficient graphical self-report instrument to measure human affective response to a wide range of (possibly mediated) tactile signals.

scholarly journals The Socio-Moral Image Database (SMID): A Novel Stimulus Set for the Study of Social, Moral and Affective Processes

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Damien Crone ◽  
Stefan Bode ◽  
Carsten Murawski ◽  
Simon Laham
Keyword(s):  
Language Processing ◽  
Image Database ◽  
Moral Foundations ◽  
Affective Valence ◽  
Stimulus Set ◽  
Moral Content ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Affective Processes ◽  
Valence And Arousal ◽  
Normative Ratings

A major obstacle for the design of rigorous, reproducible studies in moral psychology is the lack of suitable stimulus sets. Here, we present the Socio-Moral Image Database (SMID), the largest standardized moral stimulus set assembled to date, containing 2,941 freely available photographic images, representing a wide range of morally (and affectively) positive, negative and neutral content. The SMID was validated with over 820,525 individual judgments from 2,716 participants, with normative ratings currently available for all images on affective valence and arousal, moral wrongness, and relevance to each of the five moral values posited by Moral Foundations Theory. We present a thorough analysis of the SMID regarding (1) inter-rater consensus, (2) rating precision, and (3) breadth and variability of moral content. Additionally, we provide recommendations for use aimed at efficient study design and reproducibility, and outline planned extensions to the database. We anticipate that the SMID will serve as a useful resource for psychological, neuroscientific and computational (e.g., natural language processing or computer vision) investigations of social, moral and affective processes. The SMID images, along with associated normative data and additional resources are available at https://osf.io/2rqad/.

Associations Between Self-Report of Emotional State and the EEG Patterns in Affective Disorders Patients

2010 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miroslaw Wyczesany ◽  
Jan Kaiser ◽  
Anton M. L. Coenen
Keyword(s):  
State Energy ◽  
Emotional State ◽  
Spectral Power ◽  
Bipolar Affective Disorder ◽  
Affective State ◽  
Manic Episode ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Major Depressive ◽  
High Tension

The study determines the associations between self-report of ongoing emotional state and EEG patterns. A group of 31 hospitalized patients were enrolled with three types of diagnosis: major depressive disorder, manic episode of bipolar affective disorder, and nonaffective patients. The Thayer ADACL checklist, which yields two subjective dimensions, was used for the assessment of affective state: Energy Tiredness (ET) and Tension Calmness (TC). Quantitative analysis of EEG was based on EEG spectral power and laterality coefficient (LC). Only the ET scale showed relationships with the laterality coefficient. The high-energy group showed right shift of activity in frontocentral and posterior areas visible in alpha and beta range, respectively. No effect of ET estimation on prefrontal asymmetry was observed. For the TC scale, an estimation of high tension was related to right prefrontal dominance and right posterior activation in beta1 band. Also, decrease of alpha2 power together with increase of beta2 power was observed over the entire scalp.

Variations in Time to Recovery from Pediatric Concussion Based on Differing Outcomes of Interest

Neurology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 98 (1 Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. S10.2-S11
Author(s):  
Christina Master ◽  
Kristi Metzger ◽  
Mr. Daniel Corwin ◽  
Catherine McDonald ◽  
Melissa Pfeiffer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sports Medicine ◽  
Clinical Care ◽  
Median Number ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Return To School ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Concussion Management ◽  
Pediatric Concussion ◽  
Concussion Recovery ◽  
Definition Of

ObjectiveTo quantify variability in pediatric concussion recovery across multiple outcomes of interest.BackgroundPediatric concussion studies are hindered by a common significant limitation: lack of agreement on a standard definition of “recovery.” A variety of clinical outcomes of interest utilized across studies, including symptom self-report, neurocognitive testing results, self-reported return to activity, and physician clearance for activity, leads to challenges for both research, as well as clinical concussion management.Design/MethodsWe enrolled concussed youth, ages 11–18 years, from a specialty sports medicine clinic = 28 days of injury. Patients were followed as part of clinical care for concussion for up to 13 weeks. At each visit, participants completed questionnaires and a battery of clinical measures. From these data, we constructed 10 potential definitions of recovery: 3 based on self-reported symptoms (change from pre-injury, no symptoms, below pre-determined thresholds), 2 based on visio-vestibular examination (VVE) deficits (none, = 1), 2 based on physician clearance (for return to school/sport), and 3 based on self-assessment (“back to normal”, return to school/exercise).ResultsOne hundred seventy-four concussed youth were enrolled (median age: 15 years, 54.6% female) with a median time from injury to initial visit of 12 days (IQR: 7, 20). Median number of visits was 2 (range: 1, 5). We observed a wide variation in the proportion of participants recovered across the 10 definitions. Depending on definition, between 4% and 45% were considered recovered within 4 weeks, and between 10% and 80% were considered recovered at the end of follow-up. The VVE-based definition (=1 deficit) consistently had the highest proportion recovered at all time points, while self-reported return to exercise had the lowest proportion.ConclusionsRecovery from concussion is not a single unitary point in time. These results will provide valuable guidance to clinicians in managing concussion and researchers in designing future observational and interventional trials of pediatric concussion.

Experimental Results of Affective Valence and Arousal to Avatar's Facial Expressions

2005 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 493-503 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeonghun Ku ◽  
Hee Jeong Jang ◽  
Kwang Uk Kim ◽  
Jae Hun Kim ◽  
Sung Hyouk Park ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Facial Expressions ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Affective Valence ◽  
Valence And Arousal

scholarly journals Brazilian norms for the International Affective Picture System (IAPS): comparison of the affective ratings for new stimuli between Brazilian and North-American subjects

2008 ◽  
Vol 57 (4) ◽  
pp. 270-275 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristina Lasaitis ◽  
Rafaela Larsen Ribeiro ◽  
Orlando Francisco Amodeo Bueno
Keyword(s):  
North American ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
International Affective Picture System ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
North Americans ◽  
The North ◽  
Reliable Instrument ◽  
Student’S T ◽  
Normative Ratings

OBJECTIVE: The study presents the Brazilian norms for 240 new stimuli from International Affective Picture System (IAPS), a database of affective images widely used in research, compared to the North-American normative ratings. METHODS: The participants were 448 Brazilian university students from several courses (269 women and 179 men) with mean age of 24.2 (SD = 7.8), that evaluated the IAPS pictures in the valence, arousal and dominance dimensions by the Self-Assessment Manikin (SAM) scales. Data were compared across the populations by Pearson linear correlation and Student's t-tests. RESULTS: Correlations were highly significant for all dimensions; however, Brazilians' averages for arousal were higher than North-Americans'. CONCLUSIONS: The results show stability in relation to the first part of the Brazilian standardization and they are also consistent with the North-American standards, despite minor differences relating to interpretation of the arousal dimension, demonstrating that IAPS is a reliable instrument for experimental studies in the Brazilian population.

scholarly journals Does an artistic representation of brand logos increase their effect on customers?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Kraemer ◽  
Timo Rott ◽  
Jan-Gerd Tenberge ◽  
Patrick Schiffler ◽  
Andreas Johnen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Visual Cortex ◽  
Healthy Subjects ◽  
Positive Emotions ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Whole Brain ◽  
Economic Decisions ◽  
Artistic Representation ◽  
Valence And Arousal ◽  
Brand Logos

Background: In numerous fMRI studies, brands strongly confound the customers economic decisions on a neural level by modulating cortical activity in reward-related areas. Objective: To test the hypothesis that the effect of logos can be increased by artistic logo representations, we presented logos in original and artistically changed versions during fMRI. Methods: Following a pre-study survey on the familiarity of original brand logos, 15 logos rated as familiar and 10 logos rated as unfamiliar were selected for fMRI experiment. During fMRI, 15 healthy subjects were presented with original and artistically changed logos out of the familiar/unfamiliar categories. A whole-brain and ROI analysis for reward-related areas were performed. Moreover, logo-induced valence and arousal were measured with the self-assessment manikin. Results: Whole-brain analysis revealed activation in bilateral visual cortex for artistically changed logos (familiar/unfamiliar) compared to original logos. No significant effect could be detected for the ROI analysis. On average, the logos caused neutral emotions. However, when analyzing valence and arousal for familiar/unfamiliar and original/artistically changed logos separately, familiar original logos evoked stronger positive emotions than familiar artistically changed logos. Artistically changed logos (familiar/unfamiliar) excited participants significantly more than original logos. Conclusion: Artistically changed logos elicit activation in the bilateral visual cortex but not in reward-related areas.

scholarly journals Vagal Tone Differences in Empathy Level Elicited by Different Emotions and a Co-Viewer

Sensors ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (11) ◽  
pp. 3136
Author(s):  
Suhhee Yoo ◽  
Mincheol Whang
Keyword(s):  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Vagal Tone ◽  
Cognitive Empathy ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Affective Empathy ◽  
Emotional Intensity ◽  
Factor Level ◽  
Positive Valence ◽  
Valence And Arousal ◽  
Different Levels

Empathy can bring different benefits depending on what kind of emotions people empathize with. For example, empathy with negative emotions can raise donations to charity while empathy with positive emotions can increase participation during remote education. However, few studies have focused on the physiological differences depending on what kind of emotions people empathize with. Furthermore, co-viewer can influence the elicitation of different levels of empathy, but this has been less discussed. Therefore, this study investigated vagal response differences according to each empathy factor level elicited by different emotions and co-viewer. Fifty-nine participants were asked to watch 4 videos and to evaluate subjective valence, arousal scores, and undertake an empathy questionnaire, which included cognitive, affective and identification empathy. Half of the participants watched the videos alone and the other half watched the videos with a co-viewer. Valence and arousal scores were categorized into three levels to figure out what kind of emotions they empathized with. Empathy level (high vs. low) was determined based on the self-report scores. Two-way MANOVA revealed an interaction effect of empathy level and emotions. High affective empathy level is associated with higher vagal response regardless of what kind of emotions they empathized with. However, vagal response differences in other empathy factor level showed a different pattern depending on what kind of emotions that participant empathized with. A high cognitive empathy level showed lower vagal responses when participants felt negative or positive valence. High identification level also showed increased cognitive burden when participants empathized with negative and neutral valence. The results implied that emotions and types of empathy should be considered when measuring empathic responses using vagal tone. Two-way MANOVA revealed empathic response differences between co-viewer condition and emotion. Participants with a co-viewer felt higher vagal responses and self-reporting empathy scores only when participants empathized with arousal. This implied that the effect of a co-viewer may impact on empathic responses only when participants felt higher emotional intensity.

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