Simplicity Effects in the Experience of Near-Miss
Other Computer Science
2011-08-25 v1 Computational Complexity
Abstract
Near-miss experiences are one of the main sources of intense emotions. Despite people's consistency when judging near-miss situations and when communicating about them, there is no integrated theoretical account of the phenomenon. In particular, individuals' reaction to near-miss situations is not correctly predicted by rationality-based or probability-based optimization. The present study suggests that emotional intensity in the case of near-miss is in part predicted by Simplicity Theory.
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Cite
@article{arxiv.1108.4843,
title = {Simplicity Effects in the Experience of Near-Miss},
author = {Jean-Louis Dessalles},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1108.4843},
year = {2011}
}
Comments
jld-11040601; Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society, Austin, TX : United States (2011)