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

## TL;DR

The SpiderPhy dataset collects physiological, behavioral, and psychometric responses from people with spider fear during exposure to spider stimuli.

## Contribution

It introduces a multimodal dataset linking physiological responses with self-reported fear ratings in subclinical spider fear.

## Key findings

- The dataset includes electrocardiogram, electrodermal, and respiration data during spider exposure.
- Participants rated fear stimuli on a 0–100 scale, providing subjective fear measurements.
- Includes behavioral and demographic data for analyzing phobic symptom severity.

## 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.