The differentiation of positive emotions and the characteristic: Examination by pleasure and arousal dimension

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the validity of the classification of the positive emo- tion words on the pleasure and arousal dimensions. A total of 151 graduate and undergraduate students participated in the investigation. They located the areas of pleasure and arousal dimensions for about 11 positive emotion words using the Affect Grid. In addition, they classified the positive emotion words into two dimensions. As a result, it was revealed that the positive emotion words were distinguished more by the arousal dimension than the pleasure dimension. In addition, it was shown that women recognized feelings more strongly than men. In addition to the pleasure and arousal dimension, it will be necessary to examine the other dimensions in the future.