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Table 3 Description of abbreviations used in the model

From: Modelling the effect of religion on human empathy based on an adaptive temporal–causal network model

Abbreviation

Description

ws W

W: prayer s i ; God-image i ; Godaction a i ; Godemotion b i ; d i

A world state W

ss W

W: prayer s i ; God-image i ; Godaction a i ; Godemotion b i ; d i

Sensor state for W

srs X

X: God,image i ; God, a i ;

God, b i ; d i ; e i

Sensory representation state for X

ps Y

Y: c i , d i , s i

Preparation state for executing Y

\({\text{os}}_{{God,a{}_{i},e_{i} }}\)

Ownership state for God of action a i and effect e i

\({\text{os}}_{{Self,c_{i} ,b_{i} ,e_{i} }}\)

Ownership state for the Self of action c i , effect e i and emotion b i

\({\text{os}}_{{God,b{}_{i},e_{i} }}\)

Ownership state for God of emotion b i and effect e i

\({\text{os}}_{{Self,d{}_{i},e_{i} }}\)

Ownership state for the Self of emotion d i and effect e i

es Y

Y: c i ; b i ; s i

Execution state for Y: executing c i or expressing b i or s i

\({\text{fs}}_{{b_{i} }}\)

Feeling state for b i

gs h

Goal state for h

gfs h

Goal fulfillment state for h