title: Head position and spinal position as determinants of perceived emotional state.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: University of Amsterdam, Faculty of Psychology, Department of Methodology, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Schouwstra
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hoogstraten
mesh_terms: D000339:Affect; D006257:Head; D006801:Humans; D011187:Posture