The theory of constructed emotion, formerly the conceptual act model of emotion, is a theory in affective science proposed by Lisa Feldman Barrett to explain the experience and perception of emotion. The theory posits that instances of emotion are constructed predictively by the brain in the moment as needed, drawing from social construction, psychological construction and neuroconstruction. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Core ClaimInstances of emotion are not triggered by fixed, dedicated brain circuits but are constructed in the moment by the brain from more basic ingredients, drawing on social, psychological and neural construction. 1 Connections
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1. Wikipedia: Theory of Constructed Emotion
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posits that instances of emotion are constructed predictively by the brain in the moment as needed
Introduction, predictive construction
instances of emotion are constructed predictively by the brain in the moment as needed
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