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Dynamics of cognition-emotion interface: Coherence breeds familiarity and liking, and does it fast

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 August 2005

Piotr Winkielman*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA92093-0109http://psy.ucsd.edu/~pwinkiel
Andrzej Nowak*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Warsaw, 00-183Warszawa, Poland, and Department of Psychology, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL33431-0991http://www.iss.uw.edu.pl/osrodki/obuz/iss_en/people.html

Abstract:

We present a dynamical model of interaction between recognition memory and affect, focusing on the phenomenon of “warm glow of familiarity.” In our model, both familiarity and affect reflect quick monitoring of coherence in an attractor neural network. This model parsimoniously explains a variety of empirical phenomena, including mere-exposure and beauty-in-averages effects, and the speed of familiarity and affect judgments.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2005

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