Table 2.
Four exemplary affective states and their physiological response [58]. Abbreviations: ↓ indicate a decrease, ↑ indicates an increase, indicate both increase and decrease (depending on the study), − indicates no change in the parameter under consideration, # represents number of.
Anger | Sadness | Amusement | Happiness | |
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(Non-Crying) | ||||
Cardiovascular: | ||||
HR | ↑ | ↓ | ↑ | |
HRV | ↓ | ↓ | ↑ | ↓ |
Electrodermal: | ||||
SCL | ↑ | ↓ | ↑ | |
# SCRs | ↑ | ↓ | ↑ | ↑ |
Respiration: | ||||
Respiration rate | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ |