Table 1.

Example of an instruction and its analysis.

Reference	Instruction for participants	What participants are instructed to
Dunn et al. (2009), p. 764	“It is very important for the experiment that when you watch the film you try and accept any emotional responses to it you are having. Immerse yourself in the film, allowing yourself to internally experience and externally express any emotions it produces. Rather than trying to control your reaction imagine your emotion is like a cloud passing in the sky—a natural phenomena that comes and goes regardless of any attempts you make to influence it. (g) Let the feelings wash over you, (h) being aware of how they make you think, feel and react. Just (i) observe all the different aspects of how you are feeling in response to the film, (j) rather than judging whether the emotion is “good” or “bad” or “wanted” or “unwanted.”	(a) Accept (b) Immerse themselves (c) Experience internally (d) Express externally (e) Don't control (f) Imagine their emotion is like a cloud passing in the sky (g) Let the feelings wash over them (h) Be aware (i) Observe (j) Don't judge