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Component | Scale | | Scale definition |
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Arousal | | .76 | |
Central arousal | External sensitivity | .68 | Perceptual awareness of mild stimulation from external environment |
Internal sensitivity | .61 | Perceptual awareness of low-intensity stimulation from within body |
Low-intensity pleasures | .72 | Pleasure-related situations low-intensity situations |
Relief | .54 | Pleasure derived from the attenuation of highly arousing situations |
Autonomic arousal | Autonomic reactivity | .66 | Autonomic activity elicited under arousing conditions |
Falling reactivity | .74 | General arousal decreases from its peak to normal intensity |
Rising reactivity | .59 | General arousal rises from normal to peak intensity |
Motor arousal | Behavioral inhibition | .57 | Capacity to suppress impulses |
Cognitive reactivity | .65 | General cognitive activity (i.e., daydreaming, problem solving) |
Motor activity | .80 | Extent motor system becomes activated in nondirected movements |
Motor tension | .83 | Tension experienced in muscle groups throughout the body |
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Affect | | .72 | |
Positive affect | Discomfort | .55 | Bad affect resulting from unpleasant stimulation (i.e., pain, irritation) |
High-intensity pleasures | .66 | Pleasure from situations involving high intensity |
Negative affect | Fear | .66 | Unpleasant affect related to unpleasant stimuli (pain, distress, etc.) |
Frustration | .60 | Unpleasant affect related to interruption of tasks or blocking of a goal |
Sadness | .65 | Lowered mood related to exposure of suffering, loss, and disappointment |
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Attention | | .66 | |
Self-regulation | Attentional focusing | .51 | Capacity to intentionally hold attentional focus on desired channels |
Attentional shifting | .51 | Capacity to intentionally shift attention to desired channels |
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