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731:, sublimation). However, other psychological researchers assume that neutral emotions exist. Two contrasting views in the phenomenology of valence are that of a constrained valence psychology, where the most intense experiences are generally no more than 10 times more intense than the mildest, and the Heavy-Tailed Valence hypothesis, which states that the range of possible degrees of valence is far more extreme. 643: 63: 58: 726:
Valence is an inferred criterion from instinctively generated emotions; it is the property specifying whether feelings/affects are positive, negative or neutral. The existence of at least temporarily unspecified valence is an issue for psychological researchers who reject the existence of neutral
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Positive valence corresponds to the "goodness" or attractiveness of an object, event, or situation, making it appealing or desirable. Conversely, negative valence relates to "badness" or averseness, rendering something unappealing or undesirable.
707:. The original German word suggests "binding", and is commonly used in a grammatical context to describe the ability of one word to semantically and syntactically link another, especially the ability of a 807:. Positively valenced emotions are evoked by positively valenced events, objects, or situations. The term is also used to describe the hedonic tone of 590: 621:
This concept is not only used to describe the intrinsic qualities of objects and events but also categorizes emotions based on their inherent
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has been used in physics and chemistry to describe the mechanism by which atoms bind to one another since the nineteenth century.
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Hu, C, Wang Q, Han T, Weare E, Fu G (2017). "Differential emotion attribution to neutral faces of own and other races".
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The use of the term in psychology entered English with the translation from German ("Valenz") in 1935 of works of
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to require a number of additional terms (e.g. subject and object) to form a complete sentence.
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Valence could be assigned a number and treated as if it were measured, but the validity of a
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report is questionable. Measurement based on observations of facial expressions, using the
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Nico H. Frijda, The Emotions. Cambridge(UK): Cambridge University Press, 1986. p. 207
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Kliemann, Dorit; Jacoby, Nir; Anzellotti, Stefano; Saxe, Rebecca R. (2016-11-16).
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can be viewed as conflict between positive and negative valence-carriers.
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Intrinsic goodness or badness of an emotion, event, object, or situation
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may overcome this objection. The perceived emotional valence of a
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Gómez-Emilsson, Andrés; Percy, Chris (16 November 2023).
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Index

Emotional valence
Valence (disambiguation)
a series
Emotions


Affect
Classification
In animals
Emotional intelligence
Mood
Self-regulation
Interpersonal
Dysregulation
Valence
Acceptance
Admiration
Affection
Amusement
Anger
Angst
Anguish
Annoyance
Anticipation
Anxiety
Apathy
Arousal
Awe
Belongingness
Boredom

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