Essays about: "emotional valence"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 29 essays containing the words emotional valence.

  1. 1. Affective language processing. Modulations of event-related potentials amplitude by induced mood in a valence judgment task

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Allmän språkvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskap

    Author : Ekaterina Kopaeva; [2023]
    Keywords : affective processing; emotion; ERP; lexico-semantic processing; mood; valence; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : Emotional vocabulary enjoys a processing advantage, with the emotional salience of a word detected at 200 ms post-presentation or earlier, signalling selective attention to its affective properties. An individual’s affective state also impacts attention and, by extension, affects processing. READ MORE

  3. 2. The wandering mind on music : A review on mind-wandering and music

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Simon Olofsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Mind-wandering; music; functional neuroimaging;

    Abstract : It is well known that music can influence our emotions. Research on mind-wandering has revealed that our emotional state can influence the valence of thought content and the prevalence of mind-wandering. Recent behavioural studies have suggested that music can modulate mind-wandering. READ MORE

  4. 3. Designing nonverbal utterances by nonhuman characters : How clearly can emotions and characteristics be conveyed?

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik, konst och samhälle

    Author : Tove Bondeson Siwe; [2023]
    Keywords : voice design; nonverbal communication; non-human characters; nonverbal utterances; emotional utterances; synthezied voice; sound design; character design; design;

    Abstract : This research seeks to explore the concept of voice design, specifically voice design for non-human characters that do not communicate using words. The idea was to mimic the vocal contours of human non-verbal vocal expression with a synthesizer to achieve emotional clarity, as well as make it sound less like a machine and more like a fleshed-out character. READ MORE

  5. 4. Is Emotional Diversity, and The Difference Between Actual and Ideal Affect a Predictor of Satisfaction with Life and Symptoms of Depression in Sweden and Denmark?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Per Arne Mikael Grundström; Yodana Thorsdal Santiago; [2022]
    Keywords : Actual affect; ideal affect; emotional diversity; positive affect; negative affect; satisfaction with life; symptoms of depression; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : According to traditional research in subjective well-being, the more pleasant emotions we experience, the more satisfied with life we are. But according to newer research, our physical and mental health, including satisfaction with life, also depends on the emotional diversity between the positive and negative emotions we experience, and the difference between the emotions we desire and those we actually experience. READ MORE

  6. 5. Feeling risky, might detain later: The impact of emotional information on risk assessment in remand proceedings.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kognitionsvetenskap

    Author : August Lindberg; [2021]
    Keywords : Emotions; Law; Judgement; Risk assessment; Fuzzy-trace theory; Legal decision making; remand hearing; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : A fair judicial system assumes that judgments and decisions are made based on quality of evidence rather than extraneous factors. The evidence in criminal cases usually carries emotional content. Previous research shows that lay-people, such as juries, can be affected by emotional content when making legal decisions. READ MORE