EMA: A process model of appraisal dynamics

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EMA: A process model of appraisal dynamics” by Stacy Marsella and Jonathan Gratch. Journal of Cognitive Systems Research, vol. 10, no. 1, 2009, pp. 70-90. Modeling the Cognitive Antecedents and Consequences of Emotion.

Abstract

A computational model of emotion must explain both the rapid dynamics of some emotional reactions as well as the slower responses that follow deliberation. This is often addressed by positing multiple levels of appraisal processes such as fast pattern directed vs. slower deliberative appraisals. In our view, this confuses appraisal with inference. Rather, we argue for a single and automatic appraisal process that operates over a person’s interpretation of their relationship to the environment. Dynamics arise from perceptual and inferential processes operating on this interpretation (including deliberative and reactive processes). This article discusses current developments in a computational model of emotion processes and illustrates how a single-level model of appraisal obviates a multi-level approach within the context of modeling a naturalistic emotional situation.

Keywords: Emotion, Cognitive models, Appraisal theory, Coping

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BibTeX entry:

@article{MarsellaCSR09,
   author = {Stacy Marsella and Jonathan Gratch},
   title = {EMA: A process model of appraisal dynamics},
   journal = {Journal of Cognitive Systems Research},
   volume = {10},
   number = {1},
   pages = {70-90},
   year = {2009},
   issn = {1389-0417},
   note = {Modeling the Cognitive Antecedents and Consequences of Emotion},
   url = {https://stacymarsella.org/publications/pdf/MarsellaCSR09.pdf}
}

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