Effects of video newscasts on emotional arousal: a method of mood induction

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Creator:

Griffith, Kelly A

Responsibility:

Kelly A Griffith

Start Date:

2004

End Date:

2004

Date Range:

2004 April 02

Physical Description:

1.38 MB of textual records (PDF)

Notes:

Audience: Undergraduate. -- Dissertation: Thesis (B. A.). -- Algoma University, 2004. -- Submitted in partial fulfillment of course requirements for PSYC 4105. -- Contents: Literature review / Thesis.

Bibliographic Information

Publication:

Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.:

Standard No:

OSTMA-PSYC-Griffith-Kelly-A-20040402

Physical Location

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2013-064-001

Repository:

Algoma University Archive

Accession No:

Algoma University Theses collection

Container Number:

001

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Historical Context:

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.

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All material is in English.

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