Search for an Appropriate Behavior within the Emotional Regulation in Virtual Creatures Using a Learning Classifier System

Table 2

Informal description of input and output of a proposed model.

Label	Meaning	Description
SI	Sensory input	Sensory values from the environment
AS	Affective signal	Affective values computed by the system
ES	Emotional signal	Emotional values associated with emotions
PA	Possible action	Possible action to run in the environment
EMS	Emotional mental state	Current emotional state of the virtual creature
AB	Appropriate behavior	Appropriate emotional behavior to be computed
SS	Stimulus signal	Sign of stimuli perceived in the environment
SEV	Stored emotional value	Emotional values stored from past experiences
NSEV	New stored emotional value	New emotional value to be stored for a stimulus
NM	New meaning	New emotional meaning of the situation
RB	Regulated behavior	Regulated behavior to be expressed