Head position and spinal position as determinants of perceived emotional state.
A sample of 60 first-year psychology students judged the emotional state of 21 drawn figures and completed the Adjective Checklist and a mood questionnaire. The judgments were affected by the interaction between head position and spinal position of the figure. Each figure was associated with a unique pattern of emotions, and the judgments given were not influenced by the subjects' own emotional state.
Schouwstra
S J
SJ
University of Amsterdam, Faculty of Psychology, Department of Methodology, The Netherlands.
Hoogstraten
J
J
D000339:Affect; D006257:Head; D006801:Humans; D011187:Posture