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Above and beyond the content: Feelings influence mental simulations
Kellen Mrkva1, Luca Cian2, Leaf Van Boven3
1Columbia Business School, Columbia University, New York, NY10027 km3386@columbia.edu www.kellenmrkva.wordpress.com.
The Behavioral and Brain Sciences
|July 11, 2020
Summary
Feelings like fluency and emotion significantly impact mental simulation, even when past experience doesn't fully refine predictions. This research explores cognitive processes influencing mental representation and simulation accuracy.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Science
- Psychology
- Neuroscience
Background:
- Gilead et al. provide a detailed framework for understanding abstraction.
- Existing models focus on elements influencing mental representation.
- The role of affective states in mental simulation requires further exploration.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the influence of feelings, such as fluency and emotion, on mental simulation.
- To examine the limitations of past experience in improving prediction accuracy.
- To extend the understanding of factors shaping mental representation.
Main Methods:
- Literature review and theoretical analysis of cognitive processes.
- Examination of existing research on mental simulation and affective states.
- Conceptual integration of emotional and experiential factors in cognitive models.
Main Results:
- Affective states like fluency and emotion demonstrably influence mental simulation processes.
- Despite accumulated experience, systematic prediction errors frequently persist.
- Mental representation is modulated by both cognitive and affective factors.
Conclusions:
- Feelings play a crucial, yet often overlooked, role in mental simulation.
- Cognitive models of mental representation should incorporate affective dimensions.
- Further research is needed to understand the interplay between experience, emotion, and predictive accuracy.
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