Emotions and executive functions
There is no universal agreement on exactly what emotions are. The terms emotion and feeling are often used interchangeably.
Emotions are triggered involuntarily and involve physical reactions such as increased heart rate or elevated blood pressure when we get angry or become fearful.
The Wheel of Emotions, illustrated in the image above, is a model developed by the psychologist Robert Pluchik. The model arranges 32 emotions by levels of intensity and positivity. The colorful depiction is misleading, and only a closer observation reveals that the number of negative emotions far surpasses the positive ones. The emotions that are important to good product experience are generally limited to: anticipation, interest, joy, serenity, and trust. Most of the other emotions are on the spectrum of negative experience.
Where time and emotional states connect, is in the length of the emotion and its intensity. For example, when one is in a state of rage, that state consumes...
