Simulated Interpersonal Touch and Error-Related Negativity Data from 20 Participants

A 2016 study by Tjew-A-Sin et al. provides data from 20 participants performing a Go/No-Go task while holding a teddy bear or cardboard box. The dataset includes raw EEG recordings, event files with participant responses, and processed SPSS data files. These data support the finding that simulated touch increases error-related negativity amplitude, especially for individuals high in trait intrinsic motivation.

Use Cases

• Analyze the relationship between simulated interpersonal touch and error-related brain potentials based on EEG recordings.
• Investigate the moderating role of trait intrinsic motivation on neural error signals based on individual difference measures.
• Replicate the statistical analysis of ERN amplitude differences between experimental conditions using the provided SPSS syntax.
• Process raw EEG data for the Go/No-Go task using the included Brain Vision Analyzer workspace files.

Strengths

• Data is directly linked to a peer-reviewed publication in Neuroscience Letters, providing scientific context.
• Includes multiple file types: raw EEG data (.cnt), processed tabular data (.sav/.csv), and analysis scripts for reproducibility.
• The experimental design involves a controlled manipulation (teddy bear vs. cardboard box) with a sample of 20 participants.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The sample size of 20 participants is relatively small for some statistical analyses.

Provenance

Source

M Tjew-A-Sin, DANS Data Station Social Sciences and Humanities Collection

Collection Method

Experimental data collected from participants performing a Go/No-Go task while EEG was recorded.

Time Range

Data associated with a 2016 publication.

Freshness

Last updated 2025-10-24 03:44:14; freshness should be verified.