Before revision: The Self-Assessment Manikin (SAM) is a non-verbal pictorial assessment technique that directly measures the valence, arousal and dominance associated with a person's affect to a stimuli and feelings in response to exposure to an item, such as a picture.
After revision: The Self-Assessment Manikin (SAM) is a non-verbal pictorial questionnaire that directly measures a person's affect and feelings in response to exposure to an item, such as a picture.