Individual Affective Space (Individueller affektiver Raum)

Abstract

Emotion perception is highly idiosyncratic.
Emotion perception may be best depicted as multidimensional representation of individual affective spaces (IAS)
How to assess IAS:
• Inverse multidimensional scaling (iMDS) with arrangement task
• Pairwise comparisons (PC)
• Multiple fixed rating scales, e.g. Self-Assessment Manikin (SAM)
Summary
Higher test-retest-reliability in SAM than in iMDS and PC
Tendency for higher informativeness in iMDS and PC than in SAM