Empathetic perception of emotional displays in films as a function of hedonic and excitatory state prior to exposure

Cognitive, social, and physiological determinants of emotional state.

Stanley Schachter, Jerome E. Singer · Psychological Review · 1962 · 6.1K citations

Affective Variable, Affective Neuroscience, Empathy +19

Excitation transfer in communication-mediated aggressive behavior

Dolf Zillmann · Journal of Experimental Social Psychology · 1971 · 720 citations

Behavioral Sciences, Excitation Transfer, Interpersonal Communication +10

Excitation transfer from physical exercise to subsequent aggressive behavior

Dolf Zillmann, Aaron Honori Katcher, Barry Milavsky · Journal of Experimental Social Psychology · 1972 · 254 citations

Behavioral Sciences, Kinesiology, Excitation Transfer +10

Enhancement of experienced sexual arousal in response to erotic stimuli through misattribution of unrelated residual excitation.

Joanne Cantor, Dolf Zillmann, Jennings Bryant · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1975 · 240 citations

Neuropsychology, Affective Neuroscience, Sexual Stimuli +25

Effect of residual excitation on the emotional response to provocation and delayed aggressive behavior.

Dolf Zillmann, Jennings Bryant · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1974 · 173 citations

Behavioral Sciences, Emotion Regulation, Behavioral Neuroscience +12