The effects of measuring emotion: physiological reactions to emotional situations depend on whether someone is asking.

Measurement effects exist throughout the sciences-the act of measuring often changes the properties of the observed. We suggest emotion research is no exception. The awareness and conscious assessment required by self-report of emotion may significantly alter emotional processes. In this study, part...

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Main Authors: Karim S Kassam, Wendy Berry Mendes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3680163?pdf=render