[용어 탐색] affect, positive/negative affect

■ Affect (in psychology): Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affect_(psychology)

Affect refers to the experience of feeling or emotion.[1] Affect is a key part of the process of an organism's interaction with stimuli. The word also refers sometimes to affect display, which is "a facial, vocal, or gestural behavior that serves as an indicator of affect" (APA 2006).

The affective domain represents one of the three divisions described in modern psychology: the cognitive, the conative, and the affective. Classically, these divisions have also been referred to as the "ABC of psychology", in that case using the terms "affect", "behavior", and "cognition". In certain views, the conative may be considered as a part of the affective,[2] or the affective as a part of the cognitive.[3] (... ...)

■ Negative affectivity: Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negative_affectivity

Negative Affect (NA) is a general dimension of subjective distress and unpleasurable engagement that subsumes a variety of aversive mood states, including anger, contempt, disgust, guilt, fear, and nervousness. Individuals high in NA are characterized by distress, unpleasurable engagement, and nervousness. Low negative affect is characterised by a state of calmness and serenity. (... ...)

■ Positive affectivity: Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positive_affectivity

Positive Affect (PA) reflects the extent to which a person feels enthusiastic, active, and alert. High PA is a state of high energy, full concentration, and pleasurable engagement, whereas low PA is characterized by sadness, lethargy, distress, and un-pleasurable engagement. (... ...)