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valenced

valenced

1 8.8
Having a positive or negative emotional value
  • adjective
  • /ˈveɪlənsd/
  • Specialized
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  • Certain memories can evoke feelings that are highly valenced, influencing our mood significantly.

Like you start to go through very basic emotions that tend to be negatively valenced and you you go one layer beneath them.

Examples

  • Like you start to go through very basic emotions that tend to be negatively valenced and you you go one layer beneath them.

    Chris Williamson

  • Like you start to go through very basic emotions that tend to be negatively valenced and you you go one layer beneath them.

    Chris Williamson

  • In psychological studies, emotions are often categorized as valenced to understand their impact on behavior.

  • The advertisement used images with a valenced appeal to attract a positive response from viewers.

Synonyms

charged
vsvalenced
50 5.1

Full of strong feeling that can make people react

marks a specific emotional value used in technical or scientific contexts

Surface Forms

valenced positive

Morphology

valenced = valence (semi-transparent) = valence + ed

The transformation from 'valence' to 'valenced' involves a shift from a noun to an adjective, indicating a specified emotional value, which may not be immediately clear to all learners.

Etymology

Valenced comes from valence, which goes back to the Latin valēre meaning 'to be strong' or 'have worth'. Because valence is about a thing's 'strength' or 'ability to hold a charge', valenced now describes something that carries an emotional or chemical 'charge'.