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How your body feels affects your decisions and actions?

In this video, we explore the concept of affective realism, which refers to the phenomenon whereby our bodily sensations and emotions can influence our perceptions of reality, decision-making, and behavior.

We'll discuss the latest research on affective realism, including studies that demonstrate how our bodily experiences can shape our judgments of other people, our risk-taking behaviors, and even our political beliefs.

Whether you're a psychologist, neuroscientist, or just curious about the inner workings of the human mind, this video is sure to offer valuable insights into how our bodies and minds are interconnected. So sit back, relax, and join us on this fascinating journey into the world of affective realism!

Want to learn more about your emotions and what they're trying to tell you? This video is for you too: https://youtu.be/qXCIb4O1PN0

Researcher & Writer: Caitlin McColl
Script Manager: Kelly Soong
Voice Over: Amanda Silvera (www.youtube.com/amandasilvera)
Animator: Lesly
YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong

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Kosner, A (2021, Feb 10) The Mind at Work: Lisa Feldman Barrett on the metabolism of emotion
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N.a (2020, April 21) Affective Realism. How Emotions Are Made.com how-emotions-are-made.com/notes/Affective_realism

Siegel, E, Wormwood, J, Quigley, K and Barrett, L, (2018 )Seeing What You Feel: Affect Drives Visual Perception of Structurally Neutral Faces. APS Association of Psychological Sciences
www.affective-science.org/pubs/2018/siegel-et-al-seeing-psych-science-2018.pdf

Barrett, L, Wormwood, J (2015, April 17) When A Gun Is Not A Gun. New York Times
www.nytimes.com/2015/04/19/opinion/sunday/when-a-gun-is-not-a-gun.html

Schneider, A (2021, September 21) Affective Realism. Surepeople.com www.surepeople.com/community/blog/2021/09/03/affective-realism/

Ivakiv, A (2020, August 16) Emotional practices, part 1: Affective neuroscience. University of Vermont blogs
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(2016, May 2) ‘Affective realism’: The light and dark side of seeing-with-feeling. The World As We Feel It. www.worldaswefeelit.hss.ed.ac.uk/2016/05/02/affective-realism-the-light-and-dark-side-of-seeing-with-feeling/

Wormwood, J Siegel, E, Kopec, J Quigley, K, Feldman, L (2018, August 23) You are what I feel: A test of the affective realism hypothesis. PubMed.gov pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30138005/

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