Synthetic Emotions and the Illusion of Measurement: A Conceptual Review and Critique of Measurement Paradigms in Affective Science.

Rad D, Costache-Colareza C, Paraschiv RV, Gavrila-Ardelean L

DOI: 10.3390/brainsci15090909
Published: 2025 Aug 23
Container: Brain sciences
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@article{allodium:10.3390/brainsci15090909,
  title = {Synthetic Emotions and the Illusion of Measurement: A Conceptual Review and Critique of Measurement Paradigms in Affective Science.},
  author = {Rad D and Costache-Colareza C and Paraschiv RV and Gavrila-Ardelean L},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {Brain sciences},
  doi = {10.3390/brainsci15090909},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci15090909}
}

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D, R., C, C., RV, P., & L, G. (2025). Synthetic Emotions and the Illusion of Measurement: A Conceptual Review and Critique of Measurement Paradigms in Affective Science.. Brain sciences. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci15090909

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