Beyond Text: Leveraging Multi-Task Learning and Cognitive Appraisal Theory for Post-Purchase Intention Analysis

Gerard Yeo, Shaz Furniturewala, Kokil Jaidka


Abstract
Supervised machine-learning models for predicting user behavior offer a challenging classification problem with lower average prediction performance scores than other text classification tasks. This study evaluates multi-task learning frameworks grounded in Cognitive Appraisal Theory to predict user behavior as a function of users’ self-expression and psychological attributes. Our experiments show that users’ language and traits improve predictions above and beyond models predicting only from text. Our findings highlight the importance of integrating psychological constructs into NLP to enhance the understanding and prediction of user actions. We close with a discussion of the implications for future applications of large language models for computational psychology.
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2024.findings-acl.734
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Findings of the Association for Computational Linguistics ACL 2024
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August
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2024
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Bangkok, Thailand and virtual meeting
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Lun-Wei Ku, Andre Martins, Vivek Srikumar
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Association for Computational Linguistics
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12353–12360
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Gerard Yeo, Shaz Furniturewala, and Kokil Jaidka. 2024. Beyond Text: Leveraging Multi-Task Learning and Cognitive Appraisal Theory for Post-Purchase Intention Analysis. In Findings of the Association for Computational Linguistics ACL 2024, pages 12353–12360, Bangkok, Thailand and virtual meeting. Association for Computational Linguistics.
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