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Self-Assessment Manikin (SAM)
The Self-Assessment Manikin (SAM) scales developed by Bradley & Lang in the 1980‘s are a pictorial rating system to obtain self-assessments of experienced emotions on the dimensions affective valence, dominance and arousal.
A paper-pencil or computer based version can be used in an experimental procedure.
Due to the non-verbal design it is usable regardless of the age, educational or cultural background of the probands.
To measure "Joy of Use" SAM is suitable with restriction, because it measures only a global emotional status. It does not allow to infer the factors which caused joy.
Self-Assessment Manikin Scale Examples
The following scale examples are taken fromIrtel, H. (2007). PXLab: The Psychological Experiments Laboratory [Online]. Version 2.1.11. Mannheim: University of Mannheim. Available at: <http://www.pxlab.de>[Accessed: 11 March 2009].
5-step SAM Scale for Valence

The dimension valence describes the positive or negative feeling caused by a situation, an object or an event. E.g. anger and anxiety are supposed to have negative valence, joy is supposed to have positive valence.
5-step SAM Scale for Arousal
The dimension arousal describes the perceived vigilance as a physiological and psychological condition of a person. The range reaches from excitation to doziness or boredom.5-step SAM Scale for Dominance
The dimension dominance describes how much a person feels in control of a situation. A small manikin means that the proband feels he/she has no power to handle the situation.A combination of a manikin with a positive valence, intense arousal and medium to high dominance can be interpreted as prototype for a joyful emotion. For Joy of Use in the context of Human Computer Interaction (HCI), the arousal level does not have to be that high.
Recommended Websites
PXLab Psychological Experiments Laboratory:
www.pxlab.de
PXLab Self-Assessment-Manikin Scales:
www.uni-mannheim.de/fakul/psycho/irtel/pxlab/demos/index_SAM.html
University of Florida, NIMH Center for the Study of Emotion & Attention, Margaret M. Bradley & Peter J. Lang:
csea.phhp.ufl.edu
www.pxlab.de
PXLab Self-Assessment-Manikin Scales:
www.uni-mannheim.de/fakul/psycho/irtel/pxlab/demos/index_SAM.html
University of Florida, NIMH Center for the Study of Emotion & Attention, Margaret M. Bradley & Peter J. Lang:
csea.phhp.ufl.edu
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Installer.zip (ZIP, 1,0 MB)
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Downloads
Installer.zip (ZIP, 1,0 MB)
Manual.pdf (PDF, 119,8 KB)
SourceCode.zip (ZIP, 750,0 KB)
Contact
For any questions or to send your Joy-of-Use-Button data sets, please send an e-mail to:
joyofuse(a)qu.tlabs.tu-berlin.de
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