Affect

abstract · Psychology · Level 10 · E8

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Emergence definition

affect emerges from feeling + emotion.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “affect” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “affect”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word: affect
Origin language: English

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In other languages

beeinflussen German
affect English primary

Prerequisites

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Feeling L9 (foundational)

Feeling provides the foundational basis for understanding affect.

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