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31affect — by Felicity J.Colman Watch me: affection is the intensity of colour in a sunset on a dry and cold autumn evening. Kiss me: affect is that indescribable moment before the registration of the audible, visual, and tactile transformations… …
32Affect heuristic — The affect heuristic is a heuristic in which current affect influences decisions. Simply put, it is a rule of thumb instead of a deliberative decision. It is one of the ways in which human beings show bias in making a decision, which may cause… …
33Affect infusion model — The Affect Infusion Model (AIM) is a theoretical model developed by Joseph Forgas in the early 1990s that attempts to explain how a person s mood affects their ability to process information. A key assertion of the AIM is that the effects of mood …
34Affect control theory — In control theory (sociology) Affect control theory proposes that individuals maintain affective meanings through their actions and interpretations of events. The activity of social institutions occurs through maintenance of culturally based… …
35affect — I af•fect v. [[t]əˈfɛkt[/t]] n. [[t]ˈæf ɛkt[/t]] v. t. 1) to produce an effect or change in: Cold weather affected the crops[/ex] 2) to impress the mind or move the feelings of: The music affected him deeply[/ex] 3) pat (of pain, disease, etc.)… …
36Affect — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Affect (homonymie). L affect correspond à tout état affectif, pénible ou agréable, vague ou qualifié, qu il se présente sous la forme d une décharge massive ou d un état général. L affect désigne donc un ensemble …
37affect — verb (T) 1 to do something that produces an effect or change in someone or something: a disease that affects the central nervous system | emergency relief for the areas affected by the hurricane 2 (usually passive) to make someone feel strong… …
38Affect — The term Affect generally suggests an emotion . It is used in various ways in various contexts:* Affect (philosophy). * Affect (psychology), referring to feeling or emotion. * Affect display (psychology) refers to apparent signs of emotion, such… …
39affect — {{11}}affect (n.) late 14c., mental state, from Latin noun use of affectus furnished, supplied, endowed, figuratively disposed, constituted, inclined, pp. of afficere to do; treat, use, manage, handle; act on; have influence on, do something to,… …
40affect — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin affectus, from afficere Date: 14th century 1. obsolete feeling, affection 2. the conscious subjective aspect of an emotion considered apart from bodily changes; also a set of… …
