Mood influences cognitive activity and behavior in systematic ways. Since such affective
contingencies are repeatedly and broadly experienced, they should be available for …

The proposed model integrates two streams of research on affect by specifying how
evaluative and regulatory mechanisms interact to guide behavior. Two experiments …

During the past two decades we have learnt a great deal about how affective states
influence our thoughts, memories, and actions. There is now extensive evi-dence linking …

This article provides a critical review of what is known about affect regulation in relation to
consumption behavior. Based on numerous findings from psychology, communication …

What are the cognitive strategies that allow people to manage and maintain their daily mood
fluctuations within reasonable limits? Despite intense recent interest in affective …

Previous research has largely focused on the influence of experienced affect on decision
making; however, other sources of affective information may also shape decisions. In two …

In the standard decision-making paradigm, people choose between alternative courses of
action to maximize the desirability of experienced outcomes. Outcomes are assumed to be …

According to popular interpretations of both the mood repair and affect-as-information
theories, affective states of the same valence should have equivalent influences on …

The authors propose that volitional action is supported by intuitive affect regulation, defined
as flexible, efficient, and nonrepressive control of own affective states. Intuitive affect …

Most existing models assume that negative moods are more likely than positive moods to (a)
induce recall of negatively toned information,(b) lead to less favorable evaluations,(c) induce …