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Identifying Exemplars for User Discourse Analysis
1. Noticing Practices (sensorimotor satisficing): identifying a location; object or avatar; focusing on or ignoring something visible or audible; recognizing something; etc.
2. Appraising Practices (cognitive satisficing): assessing; interpreting; categorizing; justifying; giving reasons; attributing cause; comparing; limiting; explaining; listing; etc.
3. Value-Attaching Practices (affective satisficing): feeling positive or negative emotions; evaluating; rating; applying reference norms; prioritizing or ranking; finding something acceptable vs. aversive; feeling satisfied vs. not; consummating or fulfilling a need; feeling attracted or interested vs. not; etc.
4. Intending Practices (affective optimizing): purpose or goal-setting; regulating or directing; striving or persisting; intending or wanting to; engaging or making use of; implementing or adopting; looking for or searching; etc.