Simplicity Theory

Simplicity, Complexity, Unexpectedness, Cognition, Probability, Information

by Jean-Louis Dessalles
(created 2008.12.31)

(updated 2010.02.11)

Information and Emotion

Information is the sum of unexpectedness and emotional intensity

Information is the sum of unexpectedness and emotional intensity

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Bibliography

Dessalles, J-L. (2008). La pertinence et ses origines cognitives - Nouvelles théories. Paris: Hermes-Science Publications.

Dessalles, J-L. (2007). Le rôle de l'impact émotionnel dans la communication des événements. In J. Lang, Y. Lespérance, D. Sadek & N. Maudet (Eds.), Actes des journées francophones 'Modèles formels de l'interaction' (MFI-07), 113-125. Paris: Annales du LAMSADE, Université Paris Dauphine.

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