AN ANALYSIS OF COGNITIVE THEORIES IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND PSYCHOLOGY IN RELATION TO THE QUALITATIVE PROCESS OF EMOTION

The purpose of this study was to analyze selected cognitive theories in the areas of artificial intelligence (A.I.) and psychology to determine the role of emotions in the cognitive or intellectual processes. Understanding the relationship of emotions to processes of intelligence has implications for constructing theories of aesthetic response and A.I. systems in art. Psychological theories were examined that demonstrated the changing nature of the research in emotion related to cognition. Early cognitive studies emphasized neurophysiological aspects in emotion such as increased heart rate in response to specific stimulus. Later studies based in behaviorism, emphasized cognitive appraisal of the stimulus effecting resulting behavior. There were limited studies examining the symbiotic relationship between cognition and emotion emphasizing a holistic simultaneous process. The studies suggested the problems of attempting to quantify emotional and cognitive processes and focused on neurophysiological factors, observable behaviors, and quantifiable methods such as labelling or matching of specific emotions with particular words.;This dissertation using the above research as a foundation and acknowledging the semantic character of the computer, suggested how Pylyshyn's A.I. model (1985) could take into account factors of emotion. Implications were made for the use of such an adaptive A.I. model in the areas of aesthetic response and creative art processes.;In conclusion, the cognitive-emotive research in psychology and the cognitive research in A.I. emphasized quantification methods over analog and qualitative characteristics required for a holistic explanation of cognition. Further A.I. research needs to examine the qualitative aspects of values, attitudes and beliefs on influencing the creative thinking processes. Inclusion of research related to qualitative problem solving in art provides a more comprehensive base of study for examining the area of intelligence in computers.;The basic techniques in A.I. were reviewed and the A.I. research was analyzed to determine the process of cognition and the role of emotion. The A.I. research emphasized the digital, quantifiable character of the computer and associated cognitive models and programs.