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Feelings integrate the central representation of appraisal-driven response organization in emotion

Scherer, Klaus R.·2004·Feelings and Emotions

Abstract

From antiquity, most philosophers and psychologists have implicitly assumed that the nature of an individual's emotional experience is determined by his/her subjective interpretation of the eliciting event. Appraisal theories of emotion, pioneered by Arnold and Lazarus, have made this assumption explicit and have generated empirically testable hypotheses on emotion-specific appraisal profiles and their effects on physiological responses, motor expression, and feeling states. Current appraisal theories will be critically reviewed and compared to competing theories. A number of central issues of debate will be highlighted. The research evidence in this domain will be summarized, illustrated by a number of representative experiments from the Geneva Emotion Research Group. Special emphasis will be given to models of the appraisal process that attempt to tie into current developments in cognitive science and dynamic systems modeling. The very title of the Amsterdam Symposium, “Feelings and Emotions,” implies that these two terms should not be used as synonyms: The copula suggests that they are different and distinguishable. Unfortunately, the need to define these two concepts differentially has not always been heeded by scholars in this area and much confusion has been the result. One can argue, for example, that the famous James–Cannon debate is due to James's using the term “emotion” when he probably meant “feeling” (see Scherer, 2000a, pp. 155–156). There is an unabated tendenc…

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Authors
Scherer, K. R.
Affiliations
University of Geneva (CH)
Corresponding author
Scherer, Klaus R.
Venue
Feelings and Emotions
Published
2004-04-05
Pages
136-157
OpenAlex
W184568658
Cited by
221
References
46
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15.26
Type
book chapter
Language
en
Open access
closed
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Cambridge University Press eBooks (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Emotions and Moral Behavior
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Emotion and Mood Recognition
Keywords
appraisal theory of emotion, emotions, feelings, dynamic system modeling, cognitive science, physiological responses, motor expression

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