The embodiment of emotion: A new paradigm in study of emotion

Hao-sheng YE

Journal of Psychological Science ›› 2012, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (3) : 754-759.

Journal of Psychological Science ›› 2012, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (3) : 754-759.

The embodiment of emotion: A new paradigm in study of emotion

  • 1,Hao-sheng YE2, 3
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Under the influence of computer metaphor ,cognitively—oriented theories of emotion have dominated the emotion .The view of embodied cognition has been accepted gradually after Computer metaphor theories are in a mess. Embodied emotion is the result of the application of embodied cognition. Embodied emotion can relax some traditional constraints, cast off fetters and handcuffs. Thus we can study emotion in a wider vision. Embodied emotion might contribute to a paradigm shift in the scientific study of emotion.

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emotion / embodied emotion / embodied cognition

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Hao-sheng YE. The embodiment of emotion: A new paradigm in study of emotion[J]. Journal of Psychological Science. 2012, 35(3): 754-759

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