a University of Louvain , Louvain-la-Neuve , Belgium.
Cogn Emot. 1993 Mar;7(2):171-93. doi: 10.1080/02699939308409183.
Two questions are addressed. The first question pertains to the capacity of film segments to induce emotional states that are: (a) as comparable as possible to naturally occurring emotions; (b) similar across individuals; and (c) clearly differentiated across the intended emotions. The second question concerns the discriminant capacity of self-report questionnaires of emotion-feeling states differing in their theoretical assumptions. Subjects viewed six short film segments and rated the strength of their responses on one of three kinds of questionnaires. The questionnaires were: (1) the Differential Emotions Scale that postulates category-based distinctions between emotions; (2) the Semantic Differential that postulates that emotions are distinguished along bipolar dimensions; and (3) free labelling of their feelings by the subjects (control condition with no theoretical a priori). Overall, results indicate that film segments can elicit a diversity of predictable emotions, in the same way, in a majority of individuals. In the present procedure, the Differential Emotions Scale yielded a better discrimination between emotional states than the Semantic Differential. Implications for emotion research and theories of the cognitive structure of emotion are discussed.
本文探讨了两个问题。第一个问题涉及电影片段在诱发情绪方面的能力：(a)尽可能与自然发生的情绪相媲美；(b)在个体之间相似；(c)在预期的情绪之间清晰区分。第二个问题涉及情绪感受状态的自陈问卷在理论假设上的区别能力。被试观看了六个短片片段，并根据三种问卷中的一种对他们的反应强度进行了评分。这三种问卷是：(1)差异情绪量表，它假设情绪之间存在基于类别的区别；(2)语义差异量表，它假设情绪沿着两极维度区分；(3)被试自由标记他们的感受(无理论先验的控制条件)。总的来说，结果表明，电影片段可以以相同的方式在大多数个体中引发多样化的可预测情绪。在本程序中，差异情绪量表在情绪状态的区分上优于语义差异量表。讨论了对情绪研究和情绪认知结构理论的影响。
