Differential Emotions Scale, DES Test - the question form

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1. Attentive

1 – Experience is completely absent

2 – Experience is slightly present

3 – Experience is moderately present

4 – Experience is strongly present

5 – Experience is present to the greatest extent

2. Concentrated

1 – Experience is completely absent

2 – Experience is present to a slight degree

3 – Experience is present to a moderate degree

4 – Experience is present to a strong degree

5 – Experience is present to the maximum degree

3. Composed

1 – Experience is completely absent

2 – Experience is present slightly

3 – Experience is present moderately

4 – Experience is present strongly

5 – Experience is present to the maximum degree

4. Enjoying

1 – Experience is completely absent

2 – Experience is present to a slight degree

3 – Experience is present moderately

4 – Experience is present strongly

5 – Experience is present to the maximum degree

5. Happy

1 – Not at all

2 – Slightly

3 – Moderately

4 – Very

5 – Extremely

6. Joyful

1 – The experience is completely absent

2 – The experience is present to a slight extent

3 – The experience is present to a moderate extent

4 – The experience is present to a strong extent

5 – The experience is present to the greatest possible extent

7. Surprised

1 – Experience is completely absent

2 – Experience is slightly felt

3 – Experience is moderately felt

4 – Experience is strongly felt

5 – Experience is felt to the maximum extent

8. Amazed

1 – The feeling is completely absent

2 – The feeling is present to a slight extent

3 – The feeling is present to a moderate extent

4 – The feeling is strongly present

5 – The feeling is present to the greatest possible extent

9. Astonished

1 – Experience is completely absent

2 – Experience is slightly present

3 – Experience is moderately present

4 – Experience is strongly present

5 – Experience is present to the maximum degree

10. Downhearted

1 – Experience is completely absent

2 – Experience is expressed slightly

3 – Experience is expressed moderately

4 – Experience is expressed strongly

5 – Experience is expressed to the maximum degree

11. Sad

1 – The experience is completely absent

2 – The experience is present slightly

3 – The experience is present moderately

4 – The experience is present strongly

5 – The experience is present to the maximum degree

12. Broken

1 – The feeling is completely absent

2 – The feeling is slight

3 – The feeling is moderate

4 – The feeling is strong

5 – The feeling is present to the greatest extent

13. Enraged

1 – Experience is completely absent

2 – Experience is present to a slight degree

3 – Experience is present to a moderate degree

4 – Experience is present to a strong degree

5 – Experience is present to the maximum degree

14. Angry

1 – Experience is completely absent

2 – Experience is slight

3 – Experience is moderate

4 – Experience is strong

5 – Experience is at the maximum level

15. Furious

1 – Experience is completely absent

2 – Experience is present to a slight degree

3 – Experience is present to a moderate degree

4 – Experience is present to a strong degree

5 – Experience is present to the maximum degree

16. Disliking

1 – Experience is completely absent

2 – Experience is slightly present

3 – Experience is moderately present

4 – Experience is strongly present

5 – Experience is present to the greatest extent

17. Disgusted

1 – Experience is completely absent

2 – Experience is present slightly

3 – Experience is present moderately

4 – Experience is present strongly

5 – Experience is present to the maximum degree

18. Disgusted

1 – Experience not present at all

2 – Experience present slightly

3 – Experience present moderately

4 – Experience present strongly

5 – Experience present to the maximum degree

19. Contemptuous

1 – Experience is absent

2 – Experience is slight

3 – Experience is moderate

4 – Experience is strong

5 – Experience is as strong as possible

20. Contemptuous

1 – Experience is completely absent

2 – Experience is felt slightly

3 – Experience is felt moderately

4 – Experience is felt strongly

5 – Experience is felt to the maximum extent

21. Arrogant

1 – Experience is completely absent

2 – Experience is present to a slight extent

3 – Experience is present to a moderate extent

4 – Experience is present to a strong extent

5 – Experience is present to the maximum extent

22. Frightened

1 – Experience is completely absent

2 – Experience is present to a slight extent

3 – Experience is present to a moderate extent

4 – Experience is present to a strong extent

5 – Experience is present to the maximum extent

23. Fearful

1 – Experience is completely absent

2 – Experience is present to a slight degree

3 – Experience is present to a moderate degree

4 – Experience is present to a strong degree

5 – Experience is present to the maximum degree

24. Panicky

1 – Experience is completely absent

2 – Experience is present to a slight extent

3 – Experience is present to a moderate extent

4 – Experience is present to a strong extent

5 – Experience is present to the greatest possible extent

25. Shy

1 – Experience is completely absent

2 – Experience is slightly present

3 – Experience is moderately present

4 – Experience is strongly present

5 – Experience is present to the maximum degree

26. Shy

1 – Experience is completely absent

2 – Experience is slightly present

3 – Experience is moderately present

4 – Experience is strongly present

5 – Experience is present to the greatest extent

27. Shame

1 – Experience is completely absent

2 – Experience is present to a slight degree

3 – Experience is present to a moderate degree

4 – Experience is present to a strong degree

5 – Experience is present to the maximum degree

28. Regretful

1 – Experience is completely absent

2 – Experience is present to a slight degree

3 – Experience is present to a moderate degree

4 – Experience is present to a strong degree

5 – Experience is present to the maximum degree

29. Guilty

1 – Experience is completely absent

2 – Experience is present to a slight degree

3 – Experience is present to a moderate degree

4 – Experience is present to a strong degree

5 – Experience is present to the maximum degree

30. Repentant

1 – Feeling is completely absent

2 – Feeling is slight

3 – Feeling is moderate

4 – Feeling is strong

5 – Feeling is as strong as possible

1. Attentive

1 – Not at all

2 – Slightly

3 – Moderately

4 – Strongly

5 – Extremely

2. Concentrated

1 – Experience is completely absent

2 – Experience is slightly present

3 – Experience is moderately present

4 – Experience is strongly present

5 – Experience is present to the maximum degree

3. Composed

1 – Experience is completely absent

2 – Experience is present to a slight degree

3 – Experience is present to a moderate degree

4 – Experience is present to a strong degree

5 – Experience is present to the maximum degree

4. Enjoying

1 – The experience is completely absent

2 – The experience is felt slightly

3 – The experience is felt moderately

4 – The experience is felt strongly

5 – The experience is felt to the greatest extent

5. Happy

1 – The feeling is not present at all

2 – The feeling is present to a slight extent

3 – The feeling is present to a moderate extent

4 – The feeling is present to a strong extent

5 – The feeling is present to the maximum extent

6. Joyful

1 – The feeling is completely absent

2 – The feeling is slightly present

3 – The feeling is moderately present

4 – The feeling is strongly present

5 – The feeling is present to the maximum degree

7. Surprised

1 – Experience is completely absent

2 – Experience is present to a slight degree

3 – Experience is present to a moderate degree

4 – Experience is present to a strong degree

5 – Experience is present to the maximum degree

8. Astonished

1 – Experience is completely absent

2 – Experience is present to a slight degree

3 – Experience is present to a moderate degree

4 – Experience is present to a strong degree

5 – Experience is present to the greatest possible degree

9. Astonished

1 – The feeling is completely absent

2 – The feeling is slight

3 – The feeling is moderate

4 – The feeling is strong

5 – The feeling is as strong as possible

10. Downhearted

1 – The feeling is completely absent

2 – The feeling is present to a slight extent

3 – The feeling is present to a moderate extent

4 – The feeling is present to a strong extent

5 – The feeling is present to the greatest possible extent

11. Sad

1 – The feeling is not present at all

2 – The feeling is slight

3 – The feeling is moderate

4 – The feeling is strong

5 – The feeling is as strong as possible

12. Broken

1 – Experience is completely absent

2 – Experience is present to a slight degree

3 – Experience is present to a moderate degree

4 – Experience is present to a strong degree

5 – Experience is present to the maximum degree

13. Enraged

1 – Experience is completely absent

2 – Experience is slight

3 – Experience is moderate

4 – Experience is strong

5 – Experience is as strong as possible

14. Angry

1 – Experience is completely absent

2 – Experience is slightly present

3 – Experience is moderately present

4 – Experience is strongly present

5 – Experience is present to the maximum degree

15. Furious

1 – The feeling is completely absent

2 – The feeling is present slightly

3 – The feeling is present moderately

4 – The feeling is present strongly

5 – The feeling is present to the greatest extent

16. Dislike

1 – Experience is completely absent

2 – Experience is felt slightly

3 – Experience is felt moderately

4 – Experience is felt strongly

5 – Experience is felt to the maximum extent

17. Disgusted

1 – Not at all

2 – Slightly

3 – Moderately

4 – Very much

5 – Extremely

18. Feeling disgusted

1 – The experience is completely absent

2 – The experience is slightly present

3 – The experience is moderately present

4 – The experience is strongly present

5 – The experience is present to the maximum degree

19. Contemptuous

1 - Experience is completely absent

2 - Experience is slightly present

3 - Experience is moderately present

4 - Experience is strongly present

5 - Experience is present to the greatest extent

20. Contemptuous

1 – The feeling is completely absent

2 – The feeling is present slightly

3 – The feeling is present moderately

4 – The feeling is present strongly

5 – The feeling is present to the maximum extent

21. Condescending

1 – Experience is completely absent

2 – Experience is slightly present

3 – Experience is moderately present

4 – Experience is strongly present

5 – Experience is present to the maximum degree

22. Frightened

1 – The feeling is completely absent

2 – The feeling is present to a slight extent

3 – The feeling is present to a moderate extent

4 – The feeling is present to a strong extent

5 – The feeling is present to the greatest possible extent

23. Fearful

1 – Experience is not present at all

2 – Experience is present to a slight degree

3 – Experience is present to a moderate degree

4 – Experience is present to a strong degree

5 – Experience is present to the maximum degree

24. Panicky

1 – The feeling is completely absent

2 – The feeling is present to a slight degree

3 – The feeling is present to a moderate degree

4 – The feeling is present to a strong degree

5 – The feeling is present to the greatest possible degree

25. Shy

1 – The feeling is completely absent

2 – The feeling is slightly present

3 – The feeling is moderately present

4 – The feeling is strongly present

5 – The feeling is present to the greatest extent

26. Shy

1 – The feeling is completely absent

2 – The feeling is present to a slight degree

3 – The feeling is present to a moderate degree

4 – The feeling is present to a strong degree

5 – The feeling is present to the greatest possible degree

27. Ashamed

1 – Experience is completely absent

2 – Experience is slight

3 – Experience is moderate

4 – Experience is strong

5 – Experience is as strong as possible

28. Regretful

1 – Experience is completely absent

2 – Experience is slight

3 – Experience is moderate

4 – Experience is strong

5 – Experience is as strong as possible

29. Guilty

1 – Experience is completely absent

2 – Experience is slight

3 – Experience is moderate

4 – Experience is strong

5 – Experience is at its maximum

30. Repentant

1 – Experience is completely absent

2 – Experience is slightly present

3 – Experience is moderately present

4 – Experience is strongly present

5 – Experience is present to the maximum degree

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