PSYC 4220 Chapter 4: Positive Affect and the Complex Dynamics of Human Flourishing
4 Nov 2018
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Such multicomponent affect systems are dynamic: they change over time as the various. Such reciprocal causality and feedback within dynamic systems is best modeled with nonlinear equations because nonlinearity allows interactive and bidirectional relations. Available evidence suggests that the dynamic systems that characterize affect are indeed. That observation may reflect the hallmark feature of nonlinear dynamic systems, known as sensitive dependence on initial conditions, often conveyed symbolically as the butterfly effect. nonlinear. As in weather forecasting, seemingly trivial inputs--like the flap of a butterfly"s wings in one location--can disproportionately determine later conditions elsewhere. outcomes. dynamic systems--namely, local unpredictability and global stability. The broaden-and-build theory resonates with two intertwined core concepts within nonlinear. Seemingly unpredictable local changes give rise to stable and flexible global. Given that positive affect broadens momentary thought-action repertoires whereas negative affect narrows those same repertoires, people are indeed less predictable in positive states than in negative states.
