- affective
- UK [əˈfektɪv] / US
adjective
relating to the emotions or to someone's moods
an affective disorder
the relationship between the cognitive and affective aspects of learning
English dictionary. 2014.
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Affective — Af*fec tive, a. [Cf. F. affectif.] 1. Tending to affect; affecting. [Obs.] Burnet. [1913 Webster] 2. Pertaining to or exciting emotion; affectional; emotional. Rogers. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
affective — [adj] concerning feelings and intuition emotional, emotive, feeling, intuitive, noncognitive, perceptual, visceral; concept 529 … New thesaurus
affective — [a fek′tiv, əfek′tiv] adj. [Fr affectif < ML affectivus < L affectus: see AFFECT1] of, or arising from, affects, or feelings; emotional affectively adv. affectivity [af΄ek tiv′ə tē, af΄iktiv′ə tē] n … English World dictionary
affective — ● affectif, affective adjectif (latin affectivus) Qui concerne les sentiments, les émotions, la sensibilité : La vie affective. Qui relève du sentiment, non de la raison ; sentimental : Réaction purement affective. Relatif à l affectivité. ●… … Encyclopédie Universelle
affective — adjective Date: 1623 1. relating to, arising from, or influencing feelings or emotions ; emotional < cognitive and affective symptoms > 2. expressing emotion < affective language > • affectively adverb • affectivity noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
affective — Pertaining to mood, emotion, feeling, sensibility, or a mental state. * * * af·fec·tive a fek tiv adj relating to, arising from, or influencing feelings or emotions: EMOTIONAL <affective symptoms> af·fec·tive·ly … Medical dictionary
affective — Its affective quality is the feature of an experience which renders it pleasurable or desirable, or the reverse, or which gives it a distinctive emotional tone … Philosophy dictionary
affective — See affective, effective … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
affective — af|fec|tive [əˈfektıv] adj medical or technical relating to or having an effect on the emotions ▪ affective disorders … Dictionary of contemporary English
Affective tutoring systems — (ATS) It is believed that Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITSs) would be significantly enhanced if computers could adapt in response to the emotions of students (Picard, 1997; Kort, Reilly and Picard, 2001; Alexander and Sarrafzadeh, 2004). This is … Wikipedia
