Curious, optimistic, and confused are the most frequently reported affective states, and self-caught reports are more evenly distributed than probe-caught reports¶
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q2 i? Across all reports, curious, optimistic, and confused were the most frequently reported states, and self-caught reports were more evenly distributed across the label set than probe-caught reports. → Sifatul Anindho 2026
Evidence¶
Sifatul Anindho 2026¶
Sifatul Anindho, Videep Venkatesha, Jaclyn Ocumpaugh, and Nathaniel Blanchard. (2026). Ordered Network Analysis of Epistemic Emotions during Collaborative Problem Solving. https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.23317 doi:10.48550/arxiv.2607.23317
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Descriptive frequency analysis of all RCR affect reports (Figure 2(a)) shows "Curious, optimistic, and confused were the most frequently reported states," with all 7 states appearing across groups. A second comparison (Figure 2(b)) found self-caught reports more evenly distributed than probe-caught reports.
"Curious, optimistic, and confused were the most frequently reported states, followed by surprised, disengaged, frustrated, and conflicted. All 7 states appeared across groups, indicating coverage of the full label set in the dataset."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Affective experience during situated collaborative problem solving is organized around a stable epistemic core linking curiosity, optimism, and confusion with short-range persistence — related
- Probe-caught affect reports show stronger self-loops among core epistemic states, while self-caught reports show more distributed transitions involving higher-arousal states — related
- Faster CPS groups show stronger transitions among curiosity and optimism, while slower groups show stronger transitions among confusion, conflict, and frustration — related
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Curious, optimistic, and confused are the most frequently reported affective states, and self-caught reports are more evenly distributed than probe-caught reports |
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Curious, optimistic, and confused are the most frequently reported affective states, and self-caught reports are more evenly distributed than probe-caught reports |
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