Affect Dynamics

This book explores the theory and measurement of affect dynamics, covering neural, psychological, and behavioral levels of processing, and providing analytical and computational techniques for assessing temporal changes in affective experiences. It discusses within-episode, between-episode, and between-person dynamics, and proposes computational models of affect.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 332 pages
Publication date: 29 November 2022
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

Affect Dynamics is a groundbreaking book that delves into the cutting-edge research on the theory and measurement of affect dynamics. It brings together leading experts in this emerging field to present the latest findings and analytical techniques. The book covers various aspects of affect dynamics, including their instantiation across neural, psychological, and behavioral levels of processing, as well as state-of-the-art analytical and computational techniques for assessing temporal changes in affective experiences. In the section on Within-episode Affect Dynamics, the authors discuss how single emotional episodes unfold, including the duration of affective responses, the dynamics of regulating those responses, and how these are instantiated in the brain. They also explore the influence of emotions and moods at one point in time on subsequent emotions and moods, highlighting the importance of the time scales on which we assess these dynamics. In the section on Between-episode Affect Dynamics, the authors propose that interactions and relationships with others form much of the basis of our affect dynamics. They discuss how emotions and moods at one point in time may influence subsequent emotions and moods, and the importance of the time scales on which we assess these dynamics. Lastly, in the section on Computational Models of Affect, the authors provide state-of-the-art analytical techniques for assessing and modeling temporal changes in affective experiences. Affect Dynamics serves as a valuable reference for both seasoned and beginning affective science researchers to explore affect changes across time, how these affect dynamics occur, and the causal antecedents of these dynamics.

Weight: 539g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030829674
Edition number: 1st ed. 2021