Effects of picture content and intensity on affective physiological response

Psychophysiology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 93-103

  Bernat, Edward ^a   Patrick, Christopher J ^a   Benning, Stephen D ^a   Tellegen, Auke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Affect dimensions; Emotion; Facial muscles; Heart rate; Skin conductance; Startle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; EMOTIONALITY; EYELID REFLEX; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ADULT; AFFECT; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EROTICA; FEAR; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; STARTLE REACTION;

EID: 33645310191     PISSN: 00485772     EISSN: 14698986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8986.2006.00380.x     Document Type: Article

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