Browsing Theses by Subject "Emotion"
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Continuous Affect Recognition with Different Features and Modeling Approaches in Evaluation-Potency-Activity Space
(University of Waterloo, 2017-06-08)Emotions are an essential part of human social interactions. By integrating an automatic affect recognizer into an artificial system, the system can detect humans’ emotions and provide personal responses. We aim to build ... -
Desire of Union
(University of Waterloo, 2010-05-20)In our modern world, a signifi cant number of traditional values have been dramatically manipulated, taking on new meanings and definitions quite diff erent from their original or natural signifi cance. Moreover, these ... -
Emotion, Perception and Strategy in Conflict Analysis and Resolution
(University of Waterloo, 2006)Theoretical procedures are developed to account for the effect of emotion and perception in strategic conflict. The <em>possibility principle</em> facilitates modeling the effects of emotions on future scenarios contemplated ... -
Exploring associations between response inhibition and emotion: Effects of valence, motivation, information processing style and emotional reactivity
(University of Waterloo, 2021-08-27)Several theoretical accounts postulate an influence of mood on response inhibition, a central component of executive function (EF) that refers to withholding pre-potent responses that are inappropriate within a particular ... -
Modulation of Facial Expression Perception by Body Context
(University of Waterloo, 2014-12-16)The present study tested the emotion seed hypothesis, previously not fully tested, which states that facial expression perception is modulated by context based on perceptual similarities shared between facial expressions. ... -
The Power of Social Connections: Feelings of Connectedness Result in Sharing Goals, Emotions, and Intergroup Empathy
(University of Waterloo, 2011-04-15)The purpose of the following research was to test the prediction that a sense of social connectedness to a stranger would result in the tendency to share psychological states with him/her. An overview of the literature on ... -
Touch and Emotion in Haptic and Product Design
(University of Waterloo, 2012-04-24)The emotional experience of products can have enormous impact on the overall product experience: someone who is feeling positive is more likely to be accepting of novel products or to be more tolerant of unexpected or ...