Research Seminar
Valence and arousal are not independentPeter Kuppens & Francis TuerlinckxKU Leuven | |
| Abstract: | Valence and arousal are the two fundamental dimensions underlying our emotions, affective experiences and moods. The two are generally considered to be independent. In this presentation, we argue that this is not the case but that the modal architecture of our affective response system is such that arousal increases as a function of both pleasant and unpleasant valence. This predicts a curvilinear, V-shaped relationship between valence and arousal instead of independence. Results from four multi-method studies (involving data from the laboratory, real-life, and natural language use analyzed with modern non-parametric regression techniques) are presented to support this conclusion empirically. |
| Date: | Tue Mar 11, 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm |
| Place: | room 00.60 (Department of Psychology, Tiensestraat 102, 3000 Leuven) |