Exploring quantitative measures in metacognition of emotion
Abstract Metacognition of emotion (meta-emotion) refers to the ability to evaluate and identify one’s emotional feelings. No previous study has defined and measured this construct through objective and quantitative procedures. We established a reliable method to measure meta-emotion. With a two-inte...
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| description | Abstract Metacognition of emotion (meta-emotion) refers to the ability to evaluate and identify one’s emotional feelings. No previous study has defined and measured this construct through objective and quantitative procedures. We established a reliable method to measure meta-emotion. With a two-interval forced-choice procedure, participants selected which of two pictures elicited stronger positive emotion; via the Law of Comparative Judgment, their responses were used to compute individual psychological distances for the emotional responses triggered by the pictures. Then, participants were asked to judge whether a pre-exposed picture induced a stronger positive emotion than the median of that elicited by the whole picture set, followed by a confidence rating. By utilizing each individual’s psychological distance, the correctness of a participant’s emotional experience was quantified by dʹ, and meta-emotion was quantified using meta-dʹ, M-ratio, and M-diff as indices of metacognitive sensitivity and efficiency based on Signal-Detection Theory. Test–retest reliabilities, validated by Spearman correlation, were observed in meta-dʹ, M-ratio, and marginally with M-diff, suggesting the stability of meta-emotion in the current design. This study unveils a validated procedure to quantify meta-emotion, extendable for assessing metacognition of other subjective feelings. Nevertheless, caution is warranted in interpretation, as the measured processes may be influenced by non-metacognitive factors. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f545493283504da1b3df0578562aa8842024-03-05T16:24:59ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222024-01-0114111010.1038/s41598-023-49709-7Exploring quantitative measures in metacognition of emotionHsing-Hao Lee0Gabrielle Kaili-May Liu1Yi-Chuan Chen2Su-Ling Yeh3Department of Psychology, New York UniversityDepartment of Psychology, National Taiwan UniversityDepartment of Medicine, MacKay Medical CollegeDepartment of Psychology, National Taiwan UniversityAbstract Metacognition of emotion (meta-emotion) refers to the ability to evaluate and identify one’s emotional feelings. No previous study has defined and measured this construct through objective and quantitative procedures. We established a reliable method to measure meta-emotion. With a two-interval forced-choice procedure, participants selected which of two pictures elicited stronger positive emotion; via the Law of Comparative Judgment, their responses were used to compute individual psychological distances for the emotional responses triggered by the pictures. Then, participants were asked to judge whether a pre-exposed picture induced a stronger positive emotion than the median of that elicited by the whole picture set, followed by a confidence rating. By utilizing each individual’s psychological distance, the correctness of a participant’s emotional experience was quantified by dʹ, and meta-emotion was quantified using meta-dʹ, M-ratio, and M-diff as indices of metacognitive sensitivity and efficiency based on Signal-Detection Theory. Test–retest reliabilities, validated by Spearman correlation, were observed in meta-dʹ, M-ratio, and marginally with M-diff, suggesting the stability of meta-emotion in the current design. This study unveils a validated procedure to quantify meta-emotion, extendable for assessing metacognition of other subjective feelings. Nevertheless, caution is warranted in interpretation, as the measured processes may be influenced by non-metacognitive factors.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-49709-7 |
| spellingShingle | Hsing-Hao Lee Gabrielle Kaili-May Liu Yi-Chuan Chen Su-Ling Yeh Exploring quantitative measures in metacognition of emotion Scientific Reports |
| title | Exploring quantitative measures in metacognition of emotion |
| title_full | Exploring quantitative measures in metacognition of emotion |
| title_fullStr | Exploring quantitative measures in metacognition of emotion |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring quantitative measures in metacognition of emotion |
| title_short | Exploring quantitative measures in metacognition of emotion |
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