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In this paper we introduce the concept of configurable appraisal dimensions for computational models of emotions of affective agents. Configurable appraisal dimensions are adjusted based on internal and/or external factors of influence on the emotional evaluation of stimuli. We developed influencing models to define the extent to which influencing factors should adjust configurable appraisal dimensions. Influencing models define a relationship between a given influencing factor and a given set of configurable appraisal dimensions. Influencing models translate the influence exerted by internal and external factors on the emotional evaluation into fuzzy logic adjustments, e.g., a shift in the limits of fuzzy membership functions. We designed and implemented a computational model of emotions based on real-world data about emotions to evaluate our proposal. Our empirical evidence suggests that the proposed mechanism properly influences the emotional evaluation of stimuli of affective agents.
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This work was supported by PFCE 2019. J. O. Gutierrez-Garcia gratefully acknowledges the financial support from the Asociación Mexicana de Cultura, A.C.
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Castellanos, S., Rodríguez, LF., Gutierrez-Garcia, J.O. (2020). Configurable Appraisal Dimensions for Computational Models of Emotions of Affective Agents. In: Samsonovich, A. (eds) Biologically Inspired Cognitive Architectures 2019. BICA 2019. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 948. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-25719-4_7
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