Modelling semantic emotion space using a 3D hypercube-projection: an innovative analytical approach for the psychology of emotions
The widely accepted two-dimensional circumplex model of emotions posits that most instances of human emotional experience can be understood within the two general dimensions of valence and activation. Currently, this model is facing some criticism, because complex emotions in particular are hard to...
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doaj-90316e3fcf354c40bebaee8582569a812020-11-24T22:37:57ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782016-04-01710.3389/fpsyg.2016.00522148199Modelling semantic emotion space using a 3D hypercube-projection: an innovative analytical approach for the psychology of emotionsRadek eTrnka0Radek eTrnka1Alek eLačev2Karel eBalcar3Martin eKuška4Peter eTavel5Peter eTavel6Peter eTavel7Charles University in Prague - Faculty of HumanitiesPrague College of Psychosocial StudiesPalacky University in OlomoucPrague College of Psychosocial StudiesPrague College of Psychosocial StudiesPalacky University in OlomoucPrague College of Psychosocial StudiesP.J. Safarik UniversityThe widely accepted two-dimensional circumplex model of emotions posits that most instances of human emotional experience can be understood within the two general dimensions of valence and activation. Currently, this model is facing some criticism, because complex emotions in particular are hard to define within only these two general dimensions. The present theory-driven study introduces an innovative analytical approach working in a way other than the conventional, two-dimensional paradigm. The main goal was to map and project semantic emotion space in terms of mutual positions of various emotion prototypical categories. Participants (N = 187; 54.5% females) judged 16 discrete emotions in terms of valence, intensity, controllability and utility. The results revealed that these four dimensional input measures were uncorrelated. This implies that valence, intensity, controllability and utility represented clearly different qualities of discrete emotions in the judgments of the participants. Based on this data, we constructed a 3D hypercube-projection and compared it with various two-dimensional projections. This contrasting enabled us to detect several sources of bias when working with the traditional, two-dimensional analytical approach. Contrasting two-dimensional and three-dimensional projections revealed that the 2D models provided biased insights about how emotions are conceptually related to one another along multiple dimensions. The results of the present study point out the reductionist nature of the two-dimensional paradigm in the psychological theory of emotions and challenge the widely accepted circumplex model.http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00522/fullAffectEmotionssemanticemotional experienceDimensionscircumplex model |
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Radek eTrnka Radek eTrnka Alek eLačev Karel eBalcar Martin eKuška Peter eTavel Peter eTavel Peter eTavel Modelling semantic emotion space using a 3D hypercube-projection: an innovative analytical approach for the psychology of emotions Frontiers in Psychology Affect Emotions semantic emotional experience Dimensions circumplex model |
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Modelling semantic emotion space using a 3D hypercube-projection: an innovative analytical approach for the psychology of emotions |
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Modelling semantic emotion space using a 3D hypercube-projection: an innovative analytical approach for the psychology of emotions |
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Modelling semantic emotion space using a 3D hypercube-projection: an innovative analytical approach for the psychology of emotions |
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Modelling semantic emotion space using a 3D hypercube-projection: an innovative analytical approach for the psychology of emotions |
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Modelling semantic emotion space using a 3D hypercube-projection: an innovative analytical approach for the psychology of emotions |
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modelling semantic emotion space using a 3d hypercube-projection: an innovative analytical approach for the psychology of emotions |
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The widely accepted two-dimensional circumplex model of emotions posits that most instances of human emotional experience can be understood within the two general dimensions of valence and activation. Currently, this model is facing some criticism, because complex emotions in particular are hard to define within only these two general dimensions. The present theory-driven study introduces an innovative analytical approach working in a way other than the conventional, two-dimensional paradigm. The main goal was to map and project semantic emotion space in terms of mutual positions of various emotion prototypical categories. Participants (N = 187; 54.5% females) judged 16 discrete emotions in terms of valence, intensity, controllability and utility. The results revealed that these four dimensional input measures were uncorrelated. This implies that valence, intensity, controllability and utility represented clearly different qualities of discrete emotions in the judgments of the participants. Based on this data, we constructed a 3D hypercube-projection and compared it with various two-dimensional projections. This contrasting enabled us to detect several sources of bias when working with the traditional, two-dimensional analytical approach. Contrasting two-dimensional and three-dimensional projections revealed that the 2D models provided biased insights about how emotions are conceptually related to one another along multiple dimensions. The results of the present study point out the reductionist nature of the two-dimensional paradigm in the psychological theory of emotions and challenge the widely accepted circumplex model. |
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