For me, we can not measure human emotions/feelings completely with any measuring scale.
What do you think respected psychologists, psychiatrists and researchers?
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Human emotions and feelings are fluctuant and are subjectively expressed. Thus, they cannot be completetly measured by an instrument. Howevr, some neuropathological conditions, such as depression, results in particular feelings that are symptomatically recognized by psychiatrists and used in diagnosis and treatment.
By using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), the signal change is detected, according to the emotion change. It is not yet calibrated.
Years ago, I saw a helmet (heading) developed for checking the feelings of a human in a Turkey's university. This helmet was connected a special software. In the software, the colour of every different curve was showing the different feelings, for instance the red coloured curve means hate feeling, the green coloured curve means happiness feelings.
Firstly you wear it, later if you think a passed event you lived by happily, the green coloured curve was increasing or decreasing. But, there isn't any scale showing the degree of interested feeling.
Usual measure of a human emotional response is a Galvanic Skin Response Meter. Measures change in skin conductivity as different visual or audible stimuli are presented. It is not as selective as, say, a polygraph but can present some very useful data.
Thank you respected Barrie Charles Blake-Coleman for your valuable answer.
May I suggest Pelissolo (in french) for a positive & negative emotions in 31 items (https://www.encephale.com/content/download/86191/1485257/version/1/file/main.pdf) ?
Yes, the paper quoted above does test emotional responses but purely in terms of verbal stimuli - the test does not use an instrument i.e Polygraph or GSRM, as the indicator of a response. It might be useful in setting up a verbal, audible or visual series of stimuli but the subjects response would be purely 'subjective' in terms of a response.
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Maybe it can be possible with Neural Networks. If any component will developed with Neural Network Coding system and insterted in a measurement system or instrument it can be possible right? B. Koray Tuncalp
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Only one instrument is there for that purpose; and it is the most potent computer of the universe. It is the sensitive human brain.
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Psychologist have developed some tools to assess it.
Life Satisfaction index
Happiness
Depression
Loneliness
The problem is that emotions are qualitative and measurement is quantitative. Difficult to measure quality. However; the brain seems to be a good place for that because is the control system of our body. It could done only if we have a measurement representing emotions. For example; a substance or a molecule in our brain could be utilized to measure change of emotions.
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Great answer!
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Respected Sir, Zin Eddine Dadach; when I posed that question, I was expecting the response, that human emotions are qualitative and these are difficult to measure, but then, answers I received, that were quite great, as we can not say, how the other will perceive, what we are trying to ask; that was a great learning opportunity; great answer, sir! Thank you for your great contribution!
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I agree with Prof. Zin. Emotions are qualitative and difficult to quantify. Granted, some software and indexes have been invented to attempt to measure emotions. Yet, they have not fully measured the emotions accurately and the degrees of emotions is out of their scope.
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Emotions can only be felt . People can easily sense others’ intentions in affacting others‘ emotions.
Respected, Marwah Firas Abdullah Al-Rawe, very well said, great answer, thank you for your contribution!
Emotion is a subjective or personal mental feeling (stemming from the self) and is therefore a major theme of psychology subjects.
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As these are qualitative variables, categorical process of measurement may be made.
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TODO ES MEDIBLE Y MENSURABLE...COSA DISTINTA ES EL INSTRUMENTO QUE SE UTILICE PARA ELLO. EN EL CASO CONCRETO DE LAS EMOCIONES, EXISTEN CIENTOS DE INSTRUMENTOS VALIDADOS, FIABLES Y SENSIBLES PARA MEDIR EL DOLOR, EL MIEDO (...OBVIAMENTE EMOCIONES) E, INCLUSO ¡EL AMOR!. COSA DISTINTA ES QUE SE DESCONOZCAN O "NO SE CREA" EN ELLOS; PERO TAN ABSURDA IDEA SERÍA COMO SI YO DIJERA "NO CREO EN LA LEY DE LA GRAVEDAD. LA CIENCIA NO ES MATERIA DE FE . ¡NO ESTAMOS EN LOS TIEMPOS DE GALILEO("EPPUOR SI MUOVE")" Y YA EL PROPIO DARWIN HIZO UN CLÁSICO ESTUDIO SOBRE LAS EMOCIONES
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It is relative term. We can not absolutely measure it. But it is possible to compare it. It is dependent on who is ready to make realise.
Respected sir, Hemin Thakkar, thank you so much for your valuable perspective.
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Measuring emotions is a major systemic problem. Which makes it more difficult to measure, that social sciences do not interact with each other adequately.
I think that inter-social research can develop this type of measurement.
Respected sir, Ahmed Mousa Badawi,
Thank you for your most valuable contribution to my question,
The question was, 'can we measure human emotions/feelings completely with any instrument?' So far the responses to this have deviated severely form the query and have become focused on the premise that it is a qualitative problem and not one determined by a quantitative measurement. If this satisfies you in your question you are either mistaken in your expectations or are too attracted by those who feel that the idea of a quantitative measurement has no validity. I suggest you stop listening to those who have an unscientific bias and recall what your query was intended to do.
Respected sir, Barrie Charles Blake-Coleman,
Your well versed response about my question; sir, I am not deviated from my question and the question or answers are not inclined to undermine the quantitative mesurements scale that are available. Discussion is open ended, and being a resercher if some one has opinion that he/she has utmost believe in qualitative criteria then it is fine; if someone believes that quantitative measurements are great; then it is fine; if someone believes that no method exists till yet, then it is more fine, and if some one tells that CT scan and MRI and other kind of diagnostic tools are available to measure human emotions; then I am happy, as I am learning. Thank you for your kind consideration to my question as my questions are not so popular and they don't get answers in 100s and 1000s; so whoever contributes me with the answer, those are so valuable to me. In essence, it is learning opportunity for me!
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CON "CUALQUIER INSTRUMENTO" ¡ES OBVIO QUE NO !...PERO CON INSTRUMENTOS PSICOMÉTRICOS FIABILIZADOS Y VALIDADOS "AD HOC" ¡¡SÍ!!
¿CÓMO, SI NO, MEDIMOS Y EVALUAMOS -P.EJ.- LOS TRASTORNOS AFECTIVOS Y EMOCIONALES?...SE MIDEN INCLUSO CON INSTRUMENTOS PSICOFISIOLÓGICOS TOTALMENTE OBJETIVOS Y NO SIMPLEMENTE CUALITATIVOS
Respected sir, Francisco Javier Gala,
Thank you for your most valuable contribution.
Human emotions and feelings cannot be measured by instruments. Human thinking cannot be measured as well as human beings cannot access what is going on in the brains.
Respected sir, Hazim Al Dilaimy
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Measurement science has matured enough that through proper instruments that are vetted and validated for reliability and various forms of validity— construct, external, internal, face validity— emotions can be measured with certain accuracy. Psychologists have developed ways to measure emotions through blinded experiments where subjects are not aware of which of their emotions is being observed by the psychologist behind the one way glass. Ethnomethodologists have develop techniques of interpreting routines and rupturing into the curtains we tend to hide behind when in public arena. In sum, proper experiments or instruments can measure qualitative phenomenon. Qualistrive measurement ihas become an exact science.
It would be a revolutionary finding... There are brain mediators and hormones responsable of feelings. We could think that, in future, mapping those mediators would bring valuable information about this subject.
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I think, till no instruments are developed for measuring human feeling and emotions.
Whether emotions can be scientifically measured or not is still a controversial issue today. However, researchers have adopted the use of self-report or questionnaires as well as physiological tests in order to measure, though not exactly, the affective phenomenon of emotions usually through a person’s feelings, the subjective aspect of emotions.
Most researchers measure emotions of people based on their affective display, that is, their emotional expressions. Affective display includes facial expressions, bodily postures and vocal expressions. To measure affective display, researchers generally use observation techniques and self-report via questionnaires. At present, they also utilise computer programs that are able to code expressive behaviour and “read” the emotion of an individual.
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I think there is no measurement of feelings and how to measure the feelings of sadness and happiness and measure the feelings of love and hatred
I do not think feelings can be measured accurately and correctly
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Respected Luay Abdulwahid Shihab thank you for your valuable contribution.
Emotional variables may be measure qualitatively and quantitatively by the use of instrumental variables that could serve as proxies to the emotional variable.
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Emotion and feeling being qualitative variable is difficult to measure with instruments.
Yes, it is possible to measure emotions with many scales, including a measure of lycard in directions, which is five
It may possible after sometime. Artificial intelligence will make it possible.
Human feelings and emotions are intangible and cannot be measured by instruments.
They can not be measured emotions / feeling because they are not voluntary and appear under a certain circumstance .
I think emotions can not be measured by feelings of sadness and happiness
Intangible things can not be measured but psychologist have developed some tool for its relative measures.
'Emotions' means bonding of human internal voice & depends on 'Social' and 'Biological' parameters.
'Qualitative' & 'Quantitative' measurement may be modeled by 'Probability distribution function'
Absolutely possible!
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Respected Luay Abdulwahid Shihab thank you for your valuable perspective.
Human emotions and feelings are fluctuant and are subjectively expressed. Thus, they cannot be completetly measured by an instrument. Howevr, some neuropathological conditions, such as depression, results in particular feelings that are symptomatically recognized by psychiatrists and used in diagnosis and treatment.
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