This volume presents cutting-edge work in emotion theory and research that is altering the
landscape of the field. Contributors--who represent the first generation of psychologists …

Appraisal theorists propose physiological activity in emotion to be systematically organized
around appraisal of the adaptational significance of the environment in ways that promote …

Emotions are complex and multifaceted phenomena. Although they have been examined
from a variety of perspectives, the study of the interaction between cognition and emotion …

Appraisal research has relied heavily on vignette-and recall-based methodologies in theory
construction; however, the validity of these methodologies in capturing the concomitants of …

Recent studies have used self-report methods to defend a close associative or causal
connection between appraisal and emotion. The present experiments used similar …

The opposition of cognition and emotion in psychological theory has, I believe, been one of
those" killer dichotomies"(Berthoff, 1990) like nature and nurture, or language and thought …

While positive emotion can be conceptualized broadly as a response to the potential for
reward, the environment offers different kinds of rewards, and these are best approached in …

A number of problems posed by cognitive-mediational theories of emotion offer major
challenges for theory and research. I address five problems that seem particularly important …

Critiques 2 core theses of appraisal theory:(1) appraisal is responsible for the elicitation of
emotions, and (2) appraisal is responsible for the differentiation of emotions. The authors …