Excitation Transfer Effects Between Semantically Related and Temporally Adjacent Stimuli

Cummins, R. Glenn; Wise, Wesley; Nutting, Brandon H.

doi:10.1080/15213269.2012.723120

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“…For example, it is likely that the unfamiliar laboratory situation in Study 2 as such may have elevated the average arousal level of participants. This would be consistent with notions of prior psychological research on the possibility of misattribution and transfer of arousal from another source of activation which may occur under certain conditions [69,70]. In Study 2, participants were more likely to feel more observed as well as more engaged in the task than in Study 1, which they completed at home.…”

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“…The relation between participation and arousal above a threshold is of particular importance. This links our present results to some classic findings in experimental psychology, in particular with respect to the role of excitation on subsequent emotional behaviour [69,70,77,78]. Thus, while the concept of a carry-over of arousal is not new to psychology, computational modelling of these types of behaviours promise a more direct means of testing the precise dynamics involved in these processes.…”

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The dynamics of emotions in online interaction

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We study the changes in emotional states induced by reading and participating in online discussions, empirically testing a computational model of online emotional interaction. Using principles of dynamical systems, we quantify changes in valence and arousal through subjective reports, as recorded in three independent studies including 207 participants (110 female). In the context of online discussions, the dynamics of valence and arousal is composed of two forces: an internal relaxation towards baseline values independent of the emotional charge of the discussion and a driving force of emotional states that depends on the content of the discussion. The dynamics of valence show the existence of positive and negative tendencies, while arousal increases when reading emotional content regardless of its polarity. The tendency of participants to take part in the discussion increases with positive arousal. When participating in an online discussion, the content of participants' expression depends on their valence, and their arousal significantly decreases afterwards as a regulation mechanism. We illustrate how these results allow the design of agent-based models to reproduce and analyse emotions in online communities. Our work empirically validates the microdynamics of a model of online collective emotions, bridging online data analysis with research in the laboratory.

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“…In terms of theoretical benefit, research has also demonstrated correlations between immersion and arousal (Ivory & Kalyanaraman, 2007), which could serve to amplify viewer enjoyment of sports via excitation transfer (Zillmann, 1996). As noted earlier, arousal generated via mediated intra-audience response could serve to elevate arousal to subsequent game events (Cummins, Wise, & Nutting, 2012) and ultimately audience enjoyment (Bryant & Raney, 2000).…”

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“…Indeed, the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons were penalized by the league for employing artificial crowd noise within arena audio (Belson, 2015). This increased excitement could amplify or benefit subsequent response such as enjoyment via excitation transfer (Bryant & Raney, 2000; Cummins, Wise, & Nutting, 2012; Zillmann, 1996). Thus, strategic emphasis on this aural dimension of sports broadcasts has great potential to aid in the production of “spectacle.”…”

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Mediated Intra-Audience Effects in the Appreciation of Broadcast Sports

Cummins

Gong

2016

Communication & Sport

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Despite its ubiquitous presence in mediated sports, the influence of in-stadium crowd response on media audiences has escaped inquiry. Considerable evidence from both within and beyond the context of sports suggests that a co-spectator’s behavior can generate “intra-audience effects” that enhance perceptions of and response to game events. To test this in the context of broadcast sports, an experiment was conducted whereby participants provided moment-to-moment evaluations of radio broadcasts of soccer where mediated spectator response was systematically altered. Results demonstrate mediated intra-audience effects that yielded both inflated perceptions of the exiting nature of play and increased sense of spatial immersion in the mediated environment. The effect was most pronounced when game events were not intrinsically exciting.

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“…For example, the disposition theory of sport fanship (Raney, 2006) has long provided a useful theoretical framework for predicting spectator response as a function of individual disposition toward competitors, with maximum euphoria resulting from seeing a loved team or athlete defeating a heated foe (Zillmann, Bryant, & Sapolsky, 1989). Moreover, the arousal and suspense generated by the closeness of competition as well as production techniques amplifies such affective responses via the theoretical mechanisms within excitation transfer (Bryant & Raney, 2000; Cummins, Wise, & Nutting, 2012). Likewise, Wann (2006) has amassed considerable body of research demonstrating how an individual’s identification with a team or athlete governs a host of responses to a competition.…”

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Individual Differences in Selective Attention to Information Graphics in Televised Sports

Cummins

Gong

Kim

2014

Communication & Sport

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Despite the ubiquitous presence of information graphics in sport telecasts, little research has explored how at-home spectators allocate attention to them or individual differences in selective attention. This study demonstrates two viewer characteristics that impact attention to information graphics in two excerpts from the 2012 World Series. Eye-tracking data reveal that although viewers universally attend to these graphics upon onset, those with greater interest in sports and sports statistics exhibited greater cognitive processing of these elements as indexed by gaze duration. Differences in selective attention provide a framework for studying attention in new sport media high in visual complexity.

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Excitation Transfer Effects Between Semantically Related and Temporally Adjacent Stimuli

Cited by 11 publications

References 39 publications

The dynamics of emotions in online interaction

The dynamics of emotions in online interaction

Mediated Intra-Audience Effects in the Appreciation of Broadcast Sports

Individual Differences in Selective Attention to Information Graphics in Televised Sports

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