Maryanne Wolf

My work on what is called 'deep reading' explores the range of linguistic, cognitive, and affective processes that underlie not only the emergence of creative thought when we read but also the development and strengthening of capacities like empathy and critical analysis that we can apply to the rest of our lives.

American Educator

Dana Schutz

I'm never interested in the painting being a mirror to culture. I think that's really boring. What I'm interested in is painting as an affective space. The place where the hierarchies of the world can be rearranged within the space of a painting. And they can be articulated in different ways.

American Artist

Barbara Kruger

I think that art is still a site for resistance and for the telling of various stories, for validating certain subjectivities we normally overlook. I'm trying to be affective, to suggest changes, and to resist what I feel are the tyrannies of social life on a certain level.

Ray Walston

I feel that the thing that probably aided me the most in that scene with the dog was the utilization and using an actual recreation, affective memory, if you want to call it, of pain.

American Actor

Sebastian Pinera

I deeply believe that marriage is by nature between a man and a woman, but that conviction does not prevent me from recognising that other forms of affective relationships exist.

Chilean Statesman

Robin DiAngelo

Whites have not had to build the cognitive or affective skills or develop the stamina that would allow for constructive engagement across racial divides.

Heidi Hammel

If there were creatures on Uranus - and I don't think there are - seasonal affective disorder would be a lifetime thing.

American Scientist

Jean Philippe Rameau

Emphasis on the common emotive or affective origins of music and words in the first cries of humankind undermines words.

French Composer

Paul G. Tremblay

The closer a horror story gets to the truth of things, the more affective it is going to be.

American Author

Mark Fisher

Affective exploitation is crucial to late capitalism.

British Writer

Affective describes something’s ability to impact our feelings.

Emotional Influence

It often refers to personal, subjective emotional experiences, not objective facts.

Subjective Experience

Commonly used in discussions about art, music, and literature, where emotional impact is key.

Art and Media

Affective in psychology relates to emotions as they connect to physical reactions.

Psychological Term

It emphasizes the link between emotions and behavior or physiological responses.

Behavioral Connection

It might be used when discussing how mood can affect bodily functions, like heart rate.

Mood Influence

 The first benefit of compassion is that it creates highly effective business leaders. What does that mean? There are three components of compassion. There is the affective component,