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Surprise as an ideal case for the interplay of cognition and emotion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 June 2015

Meadhbh I. Foster  and
Mark T. Keane
Meadhbh I. Foster
Affiliation:
School of Computer Science & Informatics, University College, Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland. meadhbh.foster@ucdconnect.ie mark.keane@ucd.ie http://www.csi.ucd.ie/users/meadhbh-isobel-mckay-foster http://www.csi.ucd.ie/users/mark-keane
Mark T. Keane
Affiliation:
School of Computer Science & Informatics, University College, Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland. meadhbh.foster@ucdconnect.ie mark.keane@ucd.ie http://www.csi.ucd.ie/users/meadhbh-isobel-mckay-foster http://www.csi.ucd.ie/users/mark-keane
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Abstract

The target article is a timely exposition on the impact of how emotion and cognition interact, a specifically important issue in surprise research. Psychologists debate whether disconfirmed expectations or sense-making processes determine surprise levels experienced for an event. We posit that, in surprise, cognition and emotion are intertwined, making it an interesting test case for the proposals in this article.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 38 , 2015 , e74
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2015 

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