Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Using Biometric Data to Assess Affective Response to Media Experiences

  • Conference paper
  • First Online:
Advances in Affective and Pleasurable Design

Part of the book series: Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing ((AISC,volume 483))

  • 1589 Accesses

Abstract

The purpose of this work is to investigate a method of measuring emotional experience by interrupting video content every three minutes to self-report. We let 16 test participants watch the short-film Helium divided into a control group and an intervention group. The subjective experiences from nine subjects (the intervention group) were captured by self-reporting via the widely used SAM pictogram scale. The intervention group was interrupted every three minutes for this. We found that interruptions induced by the self-reporting approach have negative effects on the subjects’ experience. This is observed in the biometric GSR data, which shows a clear correlation between GSR measures and the interruptions, showing an average of 30 s to return to “normal” after interruptions. The intervention group’s experience evaluation of the video content also support this effect, showing statistical evidence of a reduced experience when using the method of interruptions.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution
Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 169.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD 219.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

References

  1. Jantzen, C., Vetner, M.: Underholdning, emotioner og personlighed. Et mediepsykologisk perspektiv på underholdsningspræferencer. Mediekultur 45, 14–16 (2008)

    Google Scholar 

  2. Zillmann, D.: Mood management: using entertainment to full advantage. Commun. Soc. Cogn. Affect 31, 147–171 (1988)

    Google Scholar 

  3. Grodal, T.: Moving pictures: a new theory of film genres, feelings and cognition. Oxford University Press, New York (1999)

    Book  Google Scholar 

  4. Coplan, A.: Catching characters’ emotions: emotional contagion responses to narrative fiction film. Film Stud. 8(1), 26–38 (2006)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  5. Plutchik, R.: The nature of emotions. Am. Sci. 89, 334–350 (2001)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  6. Cacioppo, J.T., Berntson, G.C., Larsen, J.T., Poehlmann, K.M., Ito, T.A.: The psychophysiology of emotion. In: Lewis, M., Haviland-Jones, J.M., Barrett, L.F. (eds.) Handbook of Emotions, pp. 173–191. Guilford Press, New York (2000)

    Google Scholar 

  7. Teplan, M.: Fundamentals of EEG measurement. Meas. Sci. Rev. 2(2), 1–11 (2002)

    Google Scholar 

  8. Ekman, P., Friesen, W.V., Ancoli, S.: Facial signs of emotional experience. J. Pers. Soc. Psychol. 39(6), 1125–1134 (1980)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  9. Russell, J.A.: Emotion, core affect, and psychological construction. Cogn. Emot. 23(7), 1259–1283 (2009)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  10. Richards, J.M.: The cognitive consequences of cincealing feelings. Curr. Dir. Psychol. Sci. 13(4), 131–134 (2004)

    Article  MathSciNet  Google Scholar 

  11. iMotions: Biometric Research Platform, The Definite Guide to GSR. https://help.imotions.com/attachments/token/lM6WRHbQ9HakX1Gf6RT1ssoqJ/?name=iMotions_Guide_GSR_2015.pdf

  12. Russell, J.A.: A circumplex model of affect. J. Pers. Soc. Psychol. 39(6), 1161–1178 (1980)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  13. Russell, J.A., Mehrabian, A.: Evidence for a three-factor theory of emotions. J. Res. Pers. 11, 273–294 (1977)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  14. Watson, D., Clark, L.A.: The PANAS-X: Manual for the positive and negative affect schedule-expanded form. The University of Iowa, pp. 1–24 (1999)

    Google Scholar 

  15. Lang, P.J.: The emotion probe: studies of motivation and attention. Am. Psychol. 50(5), 372–385 (1995)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  16. Lang, P.J., Brendley, M.M.: Measuring emotion: the self-assessment manikin and the semantic differential. J. Behav. Theory Exp. Psychiatry 25(1), 49–59 (1994)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  17. Lyle, J.: Stimulated recall: a report on its use in naturalistic research. Br. Educ. Res. J. 29(6), 861–878 (2003)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  18. Rosenberg, E.L., Ekman, P.: Coherence between expressive and experimental systems in emotion. Cogn. Emot. 8(3), 201–229 (1994)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  19. Bower, G.H.: Some relations between emotions and memory. In: Ekman, P., Davidson, R.J. (eds.) The nature of emotion: fundamental questions, pp. 303–305. Oxford University Press, New York (1994)

    Google Scholar 

  20. Nisbett, R.E., Wilson, T.D.: Telling more than we can know: verbal reports on mental processes. Psychol. Rev. 84(3), 231–259 (1977)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  21. Lustigova, Z., Dufresne, A., Courtemanche, F., Malach, J., Malcik, M.: Acquiring physiological data for automated educational feedback in virtuel learning environments. New Educ. Rev. 21(2), 97–109 (2010)

    Google Scholar 

  22. Mauss, I.B., Levenson, R.W., McCarter, L., Wilhelm, F.H., Gross, J.J.: The tie that binds? Coherence among emotion experience, behavior, and physiology. Emotion 5(2), 175–190 (2005)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  23. Shimmer: Shimmer3 GSR+ Unit. http://www.shimmersensing.com/shop/shimmer3-wireless-gsr-sensor

  24. iMotions: Attention Tool. Biometric Research Platform 5.0. Release Notes. https://cdn.imotions.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/AttentionTool_Release_Notes_v50.pdf

  25. Knobloch-Wasterwick, S., Gong, Y., Hagner, H., Kerbeykian, L.: Movie evaluation measure [Database record]. Retrieved from PsycTESTS (2013)

    Google Scholar 

  26. Kaufman, G.F., Libby, L.K.: Experience-taking measure [Database record]. Retrieved from PsycTESTS (2012)

    Google Scholar 

  27. Boerner, S., Jobst, J.: Evaluation of theater visit measure [Database record]. Retrieved from PsycTESTS (2013)

    Google Scholar 

  28. Walter, A.: Helium. M&M Productions (2014)

    Google Scholar 

  29. Knobloch-Wasterwick, S., Gong, Y., Hagner, H., Kerbeykian, L.: Tragedy viewers count their blessings: feeling low on fiction leads to feeling high on life. Communication Research (2012)

    Google Scholar 

  30. Kaufman, G.F., Libby, L.K.: Changing beliefs and behavior through experience-taking. J. Pers. Soc. Psychol. 103(1), 1–19 (2012)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  31. Boerner, S., Jobst, J.: Enjoying theater: The role of visitor’s response to the performance. Psychol. Aesthetics Creativity Arts 7(4), 391–408 (2013)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  32. Lounsbury, J.W., Gibson, L.W., Saudargas, R.A.: Scale Development. In: Leong, F.T.L., Austin, J.T. (eds.) The Psychology Research Handbook: A Guide for Graduate Students and Research Assistants, pp. 125–146. SAGE Publications Inc, Thousand Oaks (2006)

    Chapter  Google Scholar 

  33. Benedek, M., Kaernbach, C.: A continous measure of phasic electrodermal activity. J. Neurosci. Methods 190(1), 80–91 (2010)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  34. Benedek, M.: Analysis of Eda Data Using Ledalab (2010)

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Acknowledgments

We wish to thank the Danish Broadcasting Corporation and Aalborg University for financial support of the work presented here. We are also grateful to our participants, who donated their time and efforts to the experiment. Finally, we wish to thank iMotions support staff, who have been very helpful throughout the study as well as the creators of the open source Ledalab toolbox.

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7, 9220, Aalborg, Denmark

    Charlotte Thodberg Jensen, Anne Mette Karnøe Jessen, Lotte Ishøy Jørgensen, Jeanette Kølbæk Laursen & Lars Bo Larsen

  2. DR Media Research, Danish National Broadcasting Corporation, Copenhagen, Denmark

    Jacob Lyng Wieland

Authors
  1. Charlotte Thodberg Jensen
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Anne Mette Karnøe Jessen
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Lotte Ishøy Jørgensen
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Jeanette Kølbæk Laursen
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. Lars Bo Larsen
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  6. Jacob Lyng Wieland
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Anne Mette Karnøe Jessen .

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. School of Industrial Design, CarletonUniversity, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    WonJoon Chung

  2. Department of Industrial Design, University of Illinois at Urbana Champai, Champaign, IL, USA

    Cliff Sungsoo Shin

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2017 Springer International Publishing Switzerland

About this paper

Cite this paper

Jensen, C.T., Jessen, A.M.K., Jørgensen, L.I., Laursen, J.K., Larsen, L.B., Wieland, J.L. (2017). Using Biometric Data to Assess Affective Response to Media Experiences. In: Chung, W., Shin, C. (eds) Advances in Affective and Pleasurable Design . Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 483. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41661-8_45

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41661-8_45

  • Published:

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Cham

  • Print ISBN: 978-3-319-41660-1

  • Online ISBN: 978-3-319-41661-8

  • eBook Packages: EngineeringEngineering (R0)

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation