Journal of Intelligent Systems (Dec 2015)

EMIA: Emotion Model for Intelligent Agent

  • Jain Shikha,
  • Asawa Krishna

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1515/jisys-2014-0071
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 24, no. 4
pp. 449 – 465

Abstract

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Emotions play a significant role in human cognitive processes such as attention, motivation, learning, memory, and decision making. Many researchers have worked in the field of incorporating emotions in a cognitive agent. However, each model has its own merits and demerits. Moreover, most studies on emotion focus on steady-state emotions than emotion switching. Thus, in this article, a domain-independent computational model of emotions for intelligent agent is proposed that have modules for emotion elicitation, emotion regulation, and emotion transition. The model is built on some well-known psychological theories such as appraisal theories of emotions, emotion regulation theory, and multistore human memory model. The design of the model is using the concept of fuzzy logic to handle uncertain and subjective information. The main focus is on primary emotions as suggested by Ekman; however, simultaneous elicitation of multiple emotions (called secondary emotion) is also supported by the model.

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