TY - JOUR
T1 - Computational Psychometrics in Communication and Implications in Decision Making
AU - Cipresso, Pietro
AU - Villani, Daniela
AU - Repetto, Claudia
AU - Bosone, Lucia
AU - Balgera, Anna
AU - Mauri, Maurizio
AU - Villamira, Marco
AU - Antonietti, Alessandro
AU - Riva, Giuseppe
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Recent investigations emphasized the role of communication features on behavioral trust and reciprocity in economic decision making but no studies have been focused on the effect of communication on affective states in such a context. Thanks to advanced methods of computational psychometrics, in this study, affective states were deeply examined using simultaneous and synchronized recordings of gazes and psychophysiological signals in 28 female students during an investment game. Results showed that participants experienced different affective states according to the type of communication (personal versus impersonal). In particular, participants involved in personal communication felt more relaxed than participants involved in impersonal communication. Moreover, personal communication influenced reciprocity and participants' perceptions about trust and reciprocity. Findings were interpreted in the light of the Arousal/Valence Model and self-disclosure process.
AB - Recent investigations emphasized the role of communication features on behavioral trust and reciprocity in economic decision making but no studies have been focused on the effect of communication on affective states in such a context. Thanks to advanced methods of computational psychometrics, in this study, affective states were deeply examined using simultaneous and synchronized recordings of gazes and psychophysiological signals in 28 female students during an investment game. Results showed that participants experienced different affective states according to the type of communication (personal versus impersonal). In particular, participants involved in personal communication felt more relaxed than participants involved in impersonal communication. Moreover, personal communication influenced reciprocity and participants' perceptions about trust and reciprocity. Findings were interpreted in the light of the Arousal/Valence Model and self-disclosure process.
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U2 - 10.1155/2015/985032
DO - 10.1155/2015/985032
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84939552463
VL - 2015
JO - Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine
JF - Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine
SN - 1748-670X
M1 - 985032
ER -