Examines how our understanding of emotion is shaped by the devices
we use to measure it  Since the late nineteenth century,
psychologists have used technological forms of media to measure and
analyze emotion. In The Affect Lab, Grant Bollmer examines the use
of measurement tools such as electrical shocks, photography, video,
and the electroencephalograph to argue that research on emotions
has confused the physiology of emotion with the tools that define
its inscription.  Bollmer shows that the
psychological definitions of emotion have long been directly shaped
by the physical qualities of the devices used in laboratory
research. To investigate these devices, The Affect Lab examines
four technologies related to the history of psychology in North
America: spiritualist toys at Harvard University, serial
photography in early American psychological laboratories,
experiments on “psychopaths” performed with an instrument
called an Offner Dynograph, and the development of the
“electropsychometer,” or “E-Meter,” by Volney Mathison and
L. Ron Hubbard.  Challenging the large body of
humanities research surrounding affect theory, The Affect Lab
identifies an understudied problem in formulations of affect: how
affect is a construction inseparable from the techniques and
devices used to identify and measure it. Ultimately, Bollmer offers
a new critique of affect and affect theory, demonstrating how
deferrals to psychology and neuroscience in contemporary theory and
philosophy neglect the material of experimental, scientific
research. Â Â Retail e-book files for this title are
screen-reader friendly with images accompanied by short alt text
and/or extended descriptions.
General
| Imprint: |
University of Minnesota Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
September 2023 |
| First published: |
2023 |
| Authors: |
Grant Bollmer
|
| Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 13mm (L x W x T) |
| Pages: |
304 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-5179-1546-9 |
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
|
| LSN: |
1-5179-1546-5 |
| Barcode: |
9781517915469 |
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
