Manipulating Emotional Arousal Using External Secondary Stimuli
Author
Brok-Jørgensen, Jacob
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2019
Submitted on
2019-08-16
Pages
25
Abstract
Denne kandidatopgave undersøgte, om subtil baggrundsbelysning kan bidrage til at håndtere stressrelaterede problemstillinger ved at påvirke menneskers fysiologiske aktivering. I alt 15 mandlige studerende fra Aalborg Universitet spillede Tetris under tre forskellige lysforhold, mens deres fysiologiske aktivering blev målt med sensorer til galvanisk hudrespons (GSR) – en metode, der registrerer ændringer i hudens elektriske ledningsevne, som ofte stiger ved følelsesmæssig eller fysisk aktivering. Resultatet viste, at belysning som subtilt baggrundsstimulus hverken påvirkede deltagernes fysiologiske aktivering eller deres præstation i spillet.
This thesis explored whether subtle background lighting could help address stress-related issues by influencing people’s physiological arousal. Fifteen male students at Aalborg University played Tetris under three different lighting conditions while their arousal was tracked using Galvanic Skin Response (GSR) sensors—a method that measures changes in the skin’s electrical conductance, which often increase with emotional or physical activation. The study found no evidence that lighting, used as a subtle background stimulus, affected participants’ physiological arousal or their game performance.
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