EXPLORATION OF PRIMARY EMOTIONS MODEL
EXPLORATION OF PRIMARY EMOTIONS MODEL

Summary/Abstract: This article exhibits in details an exploration of two aspects of a new synthetic model of simple emotion as a part of experimental enquiry in the field of emotionality. Elaborate results of analysis with two types of participants’ experimental reactions coding are presented here – nominal binary and interval scale. Some experimental concepts from Silvan Tomkins’ affect theory such as “family”, “density” or “amplification” of emotions is implemented. A simulated formula is introduced based on Tompkins’ empirical research and its influence and correction bias on data and variables. Statistical results from analysis of means, standard deviation, level of items difficulty response models show that there are significant differences and some inferences are derived to confirm two hypotheses about how to distribute independent variables and which variable could be accepted both as a member of a dimension or category of an emotion. Three levels of emotional “density” are confirmed and which categories are predictable for each of the ten “families” of emotions. The model could be applied in different directions of further analysis. It contributes to the psychology of emotions creating a synthetic dictionary of emotions. It is also demonstrated how to build a common ground between two scientific traditions of dimensional and categorical approaches to emotions. Model is allocated at https://testrain.info.

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