Emotion

Emotional Expectancy Bias - any thoughts?

Hello everyone. I´m not sure if this concept has been coined already, but I am currently interested in researching the effects of emotion on attention. Specially the effects of our expectations...

07 August 2014 7,970 7 View

Is the electrodermal activity a trustable measure of emotion and attention?

Hi everyone. Our group are now trying to begin a research on electrodermal activity on the hands measuring emotion and attention on acoustic signals on healthy people. We are a little confused...

07 August 2014 6,272 16 View

Opposite emotional Stroop effect in children - any thoughts?

We ran an emotional stroop task with children. Contrary to expectations, reaction times to the positive and negative emotion conditions appears SHORTER than the neutral word conditions. Showing...

07 August 2014 985 3 View

How can we best integrate the study of emotions into the study of institutional logics?

There has recently been great interest in integrating emotions into institutional theory and social theory more generally, providing a counterweight to the growing emphasis on cool cognition over...

06 July 2014 1,842 9 View

What is the relationship between emotional states and human organizing as well as how emotional contagion relates to leadership?

The recent Facebook controversy about emotional contagion highlights an important area of research.

06 July 2014 922 5 View

Does anyone know of a database that contains faces which vary according to facial expression and angle?

I am trying to obtain a good database that will allow me to investigate how we process emotions from facial expressions according to the angle that the face is presented at, i.e. 0-90degrees.

06 July 2014 8,979 20 View

Does anyone know how to score the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory or where to find the instructions to do so?

I am using the PTGI in my dissertation and am beginning the quantitative analysis of the information to form my tables.

05 June 2014 8,279 3 View

Do anyone know how and where i can acess an Instrument to measure self- actualization? Specifically the Brief index Self-actualization Assessment.

05 June 2014 3,455 4 View

How can we measure meta-emotion in children (except from self report)? Any direction?

I suppose the stroop task which is used in metacognition research can be used also for meta-emotion? Any ideas?

05 June 2014 6,403 3 View

Is there any module on C#/sql or MATLAB7Octave for on cognitive test battery development for measurement of cognitive workload?

I'm interested in working on cognitive test battery development for measurement of cognitive workload. Are there any good works/studies/organizations for that? Is there any module on C#/sql or...

05 June 2014 6,255 3 View

Has anyone used the facial expression of contempt in their research and if so what did you find?

I am interested to know more about this emotion in general and considering using it as part of my research.

05 June 2014 3,785 3 View

Is there any research on the influence of the perceiver affect on face memory?

I know this is a fairly basic question but I'm having some difficulty finding anything out there - does the emotion of the perceiver influence how neutral faces are encoded / recognized?

05 June 2014 7,774 5 View

Could anyone help me with finding different national versions of MHC-14 and PANAS?

I am searching for national versions of Mental Health Continuum Short Form (MHC-14, Keyes) and Positive and Negative Affect Schedule 20-item version for measuring general affect (PANAS Watson...

05 June 2014 7,677 6 View

What are your thoughts about Emotion Recognition Ability?

I am a research master student in Linguistics at Utrecht University,The Netherlands and I am conducting a research project about (intercultural) emotion recognition ability. Could I ask you to...

05 June 2014 3,860 3 View

Why do we cry?

It seems that some people can't stop themselves from crying when the see somebody in distress. What evolutionary benefits may crying provide?

04 May 2014 1,390 43 View

Has anyone used RT-qPCR derived relative quantification of mRNA to correlate gene expression with a behavior?

I cannot figure out the appropriate way to analyze the relative expression of genes in different brain regions with different behaviors. There are papers that have done these analyses, but they do...

03 April 2014 1,699 1 View

What are (in your opinion or knowledge) the variables involved in the imagination of future?

For example, could temperamental traits influence positive or negative feelings about future?

03 April 2014 208 5 View

Which MNI coordinates belong to the anterior insula?

I'm currently working on my thesis using sLORETA. My region of interest is the anterior insula but unfortunately I'm unable to find a summary of all MNI coordinates that belong to it. Any help is...

03 April 2014 7,329 3 View

For emotion induction procedures, what method is the most fruitful for an Indian sample?

I am studying the role of induced emotions on task performance in an Indian sample.

02 March 2014 5,781 2 View

Is there a significant difference in emotions between the genders in terms of task performance?

I am interested in knowing when an emotion is induced in a participant and if the gender plays a role in their task performance or not.

02 March 2014 9,665 3 View

Can someone tell me which Emotional intelligence Questionnaire is more fruitful for the Indian population?

Like the Bar-on Emotional Questionnaire

02 March 2014 545 3 View

Can anyone give skin preparation techniques for facial EMG?

I was wondering whether you might share your experience with skin preparation for facial EMG (measurement of facial expression of emotions). My biggest concerns are: (1) is it necessary to abrade...

02 March 2014 5,796 9 View

Can anyone suggest some literature on people's different reactions to anger towards moral and non-moral violations?

Does anyone happen to know literature on how people react to anger towards moral and non-moral violations? For example, why people are more tolerant of other's anger towards moral violations...

02 March 2014 3,843 2 View

Can anyone suggest a reliable multi-item visual analogue mood scale for anxiety?

I am looking to measure experimentally induced changes in anxiety levels within a short timeframe i.e. 40 mins. I have a range of behavioural measures, but am looking for a suitable self-report...

01 February 2014 9,471 2 View