A conical model for the taxonomy of emotional experience.
- 1 January 1983
- journal article
- Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
- Vol. 45 (2) , 443-457
- https://doi.org/10.1037//0022-3514.45.2.443
Abstract
Obtained from 34 female undergraduates ratings of the intensity of the feelings they experienced while viewing 5 emotion-laden slides. A 3-dimensional model was found to best represent emotional experience. A circular organization of emotions was replicated; however, an intensity dimension extended from this circular base to a neutral point in such a manner as to approximate the surface area of a cone. Affective adjectives were arranged on the cone at heights according to their intensities. Intense adjectives such as "disgusted" or "happy" fell near the base of the cone, whereas less intense adjectives such as "attentive" or "pleasant" fell near the neutral tip. An interpretation that integrates 2 major theories is presented; it describes emotions as a number of distinct dimensions anchored at the neutral tip of the cone and extended to form a circular ordering at the base. (52 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)Keywords
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