Effects of video newscasts on emotional arousal: a method of mood induction
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- Algoma University Archives > Algoma University Theses collection > Psychology series > Effects of video newscasts on emotional arousal: a method of mood induction
- Creator
- Kelly A Griffith
- Date
- 2004
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- 1.38 MB of textual records (PDF)
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- Electronic record, Textual record
- Language(s)
- English
- Bibliographic Information
- Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.:, OSTMA-PSYC-Griffith-Kelly-A-20040402
- Descriptive Notes
- Audience: Undergraduate. -- Dissertation: Thesis (B. A.). -- Algoma University, 2004. -- Submitted in partial fulfillment of course requirements for PSYC 4105. -- Contents: Literature review / Thesis.
- Film has been established as a reliable method of laboratory mood induction. This study compared video newscasts to film clips to assess the magnitude of change in affect. University students were exposed to negative, positive or neutral video news reports or film clips. Their affect was measured using the Positive and Negative Affect Scale (PANAS)(Watson & Tellegen, 1988) Affect was measured pre and post exposure to gauge affect change. In the negative conditions of both movie and news, affect was significantly altered. However, both the negative movie condition and negative news condition had similar levels of change in affect. Negative news produced a similar change in affect as the negative movie control variable.