Description
This experimental study examines emotional reactions to the first and third 2016 presidential debates. Employing both pre/post-test questionnaires and facial recognition software, viewers reactions are tracked in real time during the debate and after the debate is over. Measures include, subject demographic characteristics, political attitudes and pre/post-test attitudes towards the candidates, as well as frame-by-frame tracking of emotional reactions during the debates in the experimental conditions.
| Date made available | 2020 |
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| Publisher | ICPSR - Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research |
| Date of data production | Sep 26 2016 - Oct 19 2016 |
| Geographical coverage | Data collected at universities in the Southwestern and Southeastern US |