Clarifying the Conceptualization, Dimensionality, and Structure of Emotion: Response to Barrett and Colleagues

Trends in Cognitive Sciences
Alan S Cowen, Dacher Keltner

Abstract

We present a mathematically based framework distinguishing the dimensionality, structure, and conceptualization of emotion-related responses. Our recent findings indicate that reported emotional experience is high-dimensional, involves gradients between categories traditionally thought of as discrete (e.g., 'fear', 'disgust'), and cannot be reduced to widely used domain-general scales (valence, arousal, etc.). In light of our conceptual framework and findings, we address potential methodological and conceptual confusions in Barrett and colleagues' commentary on our work.

Citations

Feb 24, 2019·Cognition & Emotion·Dacher Keltner
Jul 18, 2019·Psychological Science in the Public Interest : a Journal of the American Psychological Society·Alan CowenDacher Keltner
Jan 8, 2020·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America·Alan S CowenDacher Keltner
Jul 6, 2019·Frontiers in Neuroscience·Simeng GuJason H Huang
Aug 14, 2019·Journal of Nonverbal Behavior·Dacher KeltnerAlan Cowen
Dec 23, 2020·Trends in Cognitive Sciences·Alan S Cowen, Dacher Keltner
Dec 18, 2020·Nature·Alan S CowenGautam Prasad
Mar 5, 2021·Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology·Fei LiangJason H Huang

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