Assessing the effectiveness of a large database of emotion-eliciting films: A new tool for emotion researchers

Cognition and Emotion

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1153-1172

  Schaefer, Alexandre ^a   Nils, Frédéric ^b   Philippot, Pierre ^b   Sanchez, Xavier ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arousal; Emotion; Films; Valence; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ANGER; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; EMOTION; EXPERT SYSTEM; FEAR; FEMALE; FILM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERNET; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 77957726379     PISSN: 02699931     EISSN: 14640600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699930903274322     Document Type: Article

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