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arXiv (Cornell University) Gated Peer-Reviewed
A revised framework for the assessment of psychological safety in autonomous vehicles
Despite recent technological progress in the development of autonomous vehicles (AVs), their societal acceptability remains a subject of debate as recent research findings point to psychological roadblocks. Concerns arise not only for physical safety but also for potential psychological risks resulting from human interaction with AVs. Psychological concepts such as trust, and perceived safety are […]
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2026 Food Quality and Preference Open Access Peer-Reviewed
Easy as Pie, or Tasty as One? Effects of Taste and Convenience Cues in Instagram Dessert Recipe Videos on Emotional and Cognitive Processing, Memory, and Intentions
Maastricht University, School of Business and Economics + 4 more
Instagram's popular recipe videos showcase prominent cues, like taste and convenience, persuading viewers – particularly emerging adults (18-25) – to make the recipes. While hedonic taste cues trigger automatic appetitive responses, the processing of utilitarian convenience cues remains unclear. A within-subjects repeated-measures experiment with Instagram dessert recipe videos emphasizing taste , convenience , or both […]
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2026 Psychophysiology Open Access Peer-Reviewed
The Body Knows What the Mind Does Not: Uncertainty Affects Physiological Markers of Deception
University of Turin + 4 more
Abstract: Humans, as social beings, may choose to be either truthful or deceptive to achieve personal benefits. Although deception and truth-telling are distinct, both rely on an individual’s certainty about the world, shaping responses associated with honesty or lying. However, our surrounding environment is often characterized by a lack of certainty, and little is known […]
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2023 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction Gated Peer-Reviewed
Systematic Evaluation of Driver’s Behavior: A Multimodal Biometric Study
University of Padua + 1 more
Abstract Complex traffic areas and high cognitive workload while driving are leading contributors to traffic crashes. Even though cognitive workload and stress have been previously assessed through various neurophysiological responses, they are rarely characterized simultaneously, limiting the triangulation of behavioral metrics (like drivers’ visual attention and facial coding) with physiological measures to investigate their interplay. […]
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2020 ThinkTech (Texas Tech University) Open Access
On jump scares, enjoyment, and the dimensional theory of emotion: A media psychophysiology approach to enjoyment of horror video games
Despite enjoying considerable popularity, research on horror video games and enjoyment of them is limited. This dissertation utilized media psychophysiology in order to assess appetitive and aversive motivation activation, the underlying components of emotion, in players of a custom-made horror video game. Specifically, this dissertation examined how players’ sensation-seeking levels impacted their emotional responses to […]
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