Task 7 - Emotions Flashcards
Computational Models of Human Emotion
Mathematical or computational frameworks that aim to simulate, understand, and predict human emotional responses.
3 categories of theories of emotion
- Discrete theories: Limited number of core emotions that are biologically determined and innate, shared across cultures
- Dimensional theories: Emotions are not discrete categoreis but a point in continuuous space
- Appraisal theories: Emotions arise from a process of comparing individual needs to external demands (reflect person-environment relationship)
EMA (Emotion and Adaptation) Model
- Causal interpretation
- Appraisal component
- Emotion-derivation component
- Coping component
Causal interpretation
Components of EMA
- Refers to how an individual interprets the cause of an event or situation that triggers an emotional response.
- It involves the cognitive process of figuring out what led to a particular event or emotional experience
Appraisal component
Components of EMA
- Refers to the individual’s evaluation of the significance of the event or situation.
- It is the process by which someone judges the relevance of an event to their goals, well-being, or personal values
Coping component
Components of EMA
Refers to the strategies and actions taken by the individual to manage, regulate, or cope with the emotional experience and the stressor or situation that triggered it.
Emotion-derivation component
Components of EMA
Involves the specific emotional response that is triggered by the appraisal of the situation. It refers to how the emotional experience is generated as a result of the individual’s interpretation and appraisal of the event.
Affective computing
Refers to the study and development of systems and devices that can recognize, interpret, simulate, and respond to human emotions (heavily influenced by Ekamans theory)
Ekmans basic emotion theory
There is a set of six universal, basic emotions that are experienced and expressed similarly across all human cultures
1. Happiness
2. Sadness
3. Fear
4. Anger
5. Disgust
6. Surprise
The two ways that theories of emotion treat emotional expression
- By looking at them as revealing information about the sender (reverse appraisal)
- By looking at them as automatically invoking emotions in the audience (emotional contagion)
General theory of human-machine interaction
Nass et al.
People will intuitively treat machines in a social manner when engaging with them in social interaction
Joint attention
When one interaction partner directs his attention to a location/event and then the other partner attends in response
Two types of assumptions about the process of emotion elicitation
Cognitive theories: Assume that emotions require certain higher-order mental representations (like beliefs/desires)
Noncognitive theories: Assume that some emorions are at least sometimes elicited by stimuli via a more direct route
3 categories of function of emotions
- Informational/epistemic - Provide useful information to ther cognitive systems
- Attentional/resource-allocation - Emotion shifts the focus of attention
- Motivational - Emotion reprioritizes existing or generate new goals/intentions
Theory formalization
Theory formalization refers to the process of translating a theoretical concept or framework into a formal, structured, and often mathematical or logical system.
How can set-theory be used to formalize emotion theories
- Set theory is a mathematical framework that is used to describe and structure sets
- Set theory is used to formalize the processes and components involved in emotion generation
