affective

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When reviewing and classifying the sounds, they discovered that similar to human infants, the chimps produced calls with different affective states -- positive, neutral, or negative -- alongside a variety of facial expressions and movements.

From Science Daily

But regular Americans do really dislike partisans from the other party – which is known as affective, or emotional, polarization.

From Salon

I’m drawn to how your work visualizes not only this dispossession but the informal, affective narratives that can’t be taken away or possessed.

From Los Angeles Times

Subsequent studies in humans established connections between carbohydrates and mood, especially in relation to obesity, depression and seasonal affective disorder.

From Salon

Known as “affective polarization,” that phenomenon has led to increased violence and political destablization in other nations.

From Seattle Times