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From Semantics to Feelings : How Do Individuals with Schizophrenia Rate the Emotional Valence of Words?
Joint Authors
Pinheiro, Ana P.
McCarley, Robert W.
Gonçalves, Óscar F.
Niznikiewicz, Margaret A.
Thompson, Elizabeth
Source
Schizophrenia Research and Treatment
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-06-06
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Schizophrenia is characterized by both emotional and language abnormalities.
However, in spite of reports of preserved evaluation of valence of affective stimuli, such as pictures, it is less clear how individuals with schizophrenia assess verbal material with emotional valence, for example, the overall unpleasantness/displeasure relative to pleasantness/attraction of a word.
This study aimed to investigate how schizophrenic individuals rate the emotional valence of adjectives, when compared with a group of healthy controls.
One hundred and eighty-four adjectives differing in valence were presented.
These adjectives were previously categorized as “neutral,” “positive” (pleasant), or “negative” (unpleasant) by five judges not participating in the current experiment.
Adjectives from the three categories were matched on word length, frequency, and familiarity.
Sixteen individuals with schizophrenia diagnosis and seventeen healthy controls were asked to rate the valence of each word, by using a computerized version of the Self-Assessment Manikin (Bradley and Lang, 1994).
Results demonstrated similar ratings of emotional valence of words, suggesting a similar representation of affective knowledge in schizophrenia, at least in terms of the valence dimension.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Pinheiro, Ana P.& McCarley, Robert W.& Thompson, Elizabeth& Gonçalves, Óscar F.& Niznikiewicz, Margaret A.. 2012. From Semantics to Feelings : How Do Individuals with Schizophrenia Rate the Emotional Valence of Words?. Schizophrenia Research and Treatment،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-12.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Pinheiro, Ana P.…[et al.]. From Semantics to Feelings : How Do Individuals with Schizophrenia Rate the Emotional Valence of Words?. Schizophrenia Research and Treatment No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-12.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Pinheiro, Ana P.& McCarley, Robert W.& Thompson, Elizabeth& Gonçalves, Óscar F.& Niznikiewicz, Margaret A.. From Semantics to Feelings : How Do Individuals with Schizophrenia Rate the Emotional Valence of Words?. Schizophrenia Research and Treatment. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-471782
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-471782