Abstract: The present study aimed to test the use of film excerpts for the induction of sadness, happiness,
anger, fear and disgust emotions. Eighty participants were exposed to 18 film excerpts and
reported the way they were feeling after each brief exposure. Besides the specific emotions under
analysis, affective valence and arousal, as well as sense of presence, were evaluated. Overall, it
was possible to induce the majority of emotions with relative efficacy in participants of both genders.
The film excerpt’s positioning within the affective dimensional model is consistent with the findings of
studies that used other emotional stimuli. The sense of presence in the visualized environment was high
for the majority of the selected excerpts.
This article was published in Portuguese.
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