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Mapping collective emotions to make sense of collective behavior

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2014

Maxime Taquet ,
Jordi Quoidbach ,
Yves-Alexandre de Montjoye  and
Martin Desseilles
Maxime Taquet
Affiliation:
ICTEAM Institute, Catholic University of Louvain, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. maxime.taquet@uclouvain.behttp://maximetaquet.com/
Jordi Quoidbach
Affiliation:
Department of Economics and Business, University Pompeu Fabra, 08005 Barcelona, Spain. jordi.quoidbach@upf.eduhttp://www.quoidbach.org/
Yves-Alexandre de Montjoye
Affiliation:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, The Media Laboratory, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307yva@mit.eduhttp://www.demontjoye.com/
Martin Desseilles
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Namur Medical School, B-5000 Namur, Belgium. martin.desseilles@unamur.behttp://mentalhealthsciences.com/
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Abstract

While Bentley et al.’s model is very appealing, in this commentary we argue that researchers interested in big data and collective behavior, including the way humans make decisions, must account for the emotional factor. We investigate how daily choice of activities is influenced by emotions. Results indicate that mood significantly predicts people's decisions about what to do next, stressing the importance of emotional state on decision-making.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 37 , Issue 1 , February 2014 , pp. 102 - 103
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2014 

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