Increased autonomic activation in vicarious embarrassment

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 74-82

  Müller Pinzler, Laura ^a   Paulus, Frieder M ^a   Stemmler, Gerhard ^a   Krach, Sören ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autonomic activation; Blushing; Empathy; Social emotions; Social pain; Vicarious embarrassment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHEEK; EMOTION; HUMAN; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PERIPHERAL CIRCULATION; SELF REPORT; VICARIOUS EMBARRASSMENT;

ADULT; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLUSHING; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMOTIONS; EMPATHY; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; PERSONALITY TESTS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PULSE; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867556078     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: 18727697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2012.07.183     Document Type: Article

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