A list of words descriptive of affective reactions

Abstract

As part of t,he study of the verbal behavior of therapists, a list of words was needed which would include most of the common descriptions of emotional reactions or feelings.' As far as the author could determine, no such list was available in the literature and it was therefore necessary to compile one. The development of this list was rather time consuming and it is therefore reproduced here for the convenience of anyone interested in a list of words descriptive of feelings.To develop the list, four clinical psychologists were asked to write all the words they could think of which describe feelings. This list was then supplemented by looking up these words in a Thesaurus and adding to the list all related words that described emotional reactions. These two procedures produced 434 words directly referring to affective reactions which are given in Section 1 below. A second group (Section 2 ) was also compiled of 64 words which referred to the illicitation of, or implied the presence of, a specific emotional response.Because of multiple meaning, some words were included only when used in a particular context, e.g., when preceded by the words "felt", or "feeling of being". In Section I, where relevant, the context is specified by indicating in parentheses those other words which had to be associated with the word in question for it to be classified as having an affective reference. To save space the associated context words are abbreviated, with the meaning of the abbreviation given a t the end of Section 1.In Section 2, some words were included only if they referred to, or implied, a reaction by a person. Two examples of such words are "calm" and "upset". In the list, such words are designated by an asterisk. Two asterisks following a word indicate its inclusion in Section 2, except when it is used in a context qualifying it for Section 1.

Presenting KAPODI – The Searchable Database of Emotional Stimuli Sets

“…As discussed earlier, various factors can influence the perception of ES; therefore, in this systematic literature review validation of presented stimuli through participants was not considered a prerequisite. Publication without validation was sometimes the case for studies where models were asked to express certain emotions, (e.g., Minear & Park, 2004;O'Toole et al, 2005;Yingliang et al, 2006), or also for word lists created by the researchers themselves (Barrington, 1963).…”

KAPODI- The Searchable Database of 364 Available Emotional Stimuli Sets

“…Publication without validation was sometimes the case for studies where models were asked to express certain emotions, (e.g. Minear & Park, 2004;O'Toole et al, 2005;Yingliang et al, 2006), or also for word lists created by the researchers themselves (Barrington, 1963).…”