A CHAOTIC SYSTEMS-ANALYSIS OF RHYTHMS IN FEELING STATES

Citation
A. Combs et al., A CHAOTIC SYSTEMS-ANALYSIS OF RHYTHMS IN FEELING STATES, The Psychological record, 44(3), 1994, pp. 359-368
Citations number
35
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology
Journal title
ISSN journal
00332933
Volume
44
Issue
3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
359 - 368
Database
ISI
SICI code
0033-2933(1994)44:3<359:ACSORI>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
This study examines temporal patterns in the mood polarities of pleasu re and pain as well as excitation and relaxation as chaotic in nature. For 3 weeks 5 participants recorded Likert scale estimates of these 2 variables every 30 min while awake. Resulting values were analyzed us ing two-dimensional attractor reconstructions, Fourier frequency analy ses, and fractal dimension estimates. The reconstructions in combinati on with the frequency analyses disclosed distinct individual patterns which the dimension estimates show to be chaos-like in structure.