SpiderPhy dataset: A multimodal dataset of Physiological, Psychometric and Behavioral Responses to fear stimuli

Cindy S Lor; David Steyrl; Alexander Karner; Sebastian J Götzendorfer; Anne Klimesch; Stephanie J Eder; Fabian M Renz; Johannes Rother; Frank Scharnowski; Filip Melinscak

doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04908-x

SpiderPhy dataset: A multimodal dataset of Physiological, Psychometric and Behavioral Responses to fear stimuli

Cindy S Lor (Korresp. Autor*in)
, David Steyrl
, Alexander Karner
, Sebastian J Götzendorfer
, Anne Klimesch
, Stephanie J Eder
, Fabian M Renz
, Johannes Rother
, Frank Scharnowski
, Filip Melinscak

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Abstract

The SpiderPhy dataset is a dataset of physiological, psychometric, and behavioral data from subclinical spider fearful individuals (N = 54) who underwent exposure to spider stimuli. The physiological data comprises electrocardiograms, electrodermal activity, respiration patterns, and oculometry data including gaze position and pupil size. After each spider-exposure trial, the stimulus was rated on a 0-100 scale on how much fear the stimulus evoked. Demographical data and behavioral data, including pre-post assessment of phobic symptoms, state of exhaustion, or experience of disgust, are also included. This dataset is of particular interest for researchers interested in investigating relationships between multiple physiological responses, current state of fear and/or phobic symptom severity.

Originalsprache	Englisch
Aufsatznummer	599
Fachzeitschrift	Scientific Data
Jahrgang	12
Ausgabenummer	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-04908-x
Publikationsstatus	Veröffentlicht - 10 Apr. 2025

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This work was supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation (BSSG10_155915, 100014_178841, 32003B_166566), the Foundation for Research in Science and the Humanities at the University of Zurich (STWF-17-012), and the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) (FM was funded from the grant DOI:10.55776/ESP133). ChatGPT and DeepL were used for language improvement and condensation of our original text.

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