data_mia - dataset description

Each row in the dataset contains data on one participant. This format does not exactly adhere to Tidy Data rules as stated here, but we believe this format is easier to understand.

Most of the variables are prefixed with a A_, V_, D_ or N_. This corresponds to the arousal, valence, depth and noise conditions respectively. Curr stands for “current” and refers to baseline values (i.e. of blood pressure) before the experiment. For example the variable D_PainMax refers to maximal pain reported by a participant in the depth condition.

Variable coding

• PainMax - maximal pain, 11-point numerical rating scale (NRS)
• PainAvg - average pain, 11-point NRS
• PainContr - pain controllability, 11-point NRS
• PainThresh - pain threshold, seconds
• PainToler - pain tolerance, seconds
• HR - heart rate
• BPSys - systolic blood pressure
• BPDias - diastolic blood pressure
• order of the trials
• songOrder - which song was played first during the given trial
• ITT - inter-trial time in seconds, n when non-applicable

Other variables

• Gender
• Date of the trial
• Age of the participant
• IsLefty is the participant left-handed, 0-false, 1-true
• Education - 1-primary, 2-secondary, 3-higher Education
• AVND_Order - order of A, V, D and N trials