Theories from diverse areas of psychology assume that affective stimuli facilitate approach
and avoidance behavior because they elicit motivational orientations that prepare the …

Numerous studies use arm movements (arm flexion and extension) to investigate the
interaction between emotional stimuli and approach/avoidance behaviour. In many …

Theory suggests that stimulus evaluations automatically evoke approach–avoidance
behavior. However, the extent to which approach–avoidance behavior is triggered …

Do approach-avoidance actions create attitudes? Prior influential studies suggested that
rudimentary attitudes could be established by simply pairing novel stimuli (Chinese …

Researchers frequently infer motivational states of approach and avoidance from observed
behavior. These motivational states are then used to explain a propensity to approach or …

Of the many conceptual distinctions present in psychology today, the approach-avoidance
distinction stands out as one of, if not the, most fundamental and basic. The distinction …

The authors show that predispositions to approach and avoid do not consist simply of
specific motor patterns but are more abstract functions that produce a desired environmental …

Because approach/avoidance is a crucial response to environmental stimuli, this type of
action should have left its trace on our sensorimotor system. Recent work, however …

The present research tests the hypothesis that affective stimuli automatically trigger
approach/avoidance tendencies. A first experiment showed that in a vigilance task …

Abstract Approach motivation is the energization of behavior by, or the direction of behavior
toward, positive stimuli (objects, events, possibilities), whereas avoidance motivation is the …