Comment: The Why, When, and How of Appraisal
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This comment argues that appraisals result from the almost incessant predictive activity of the awake brain, using its incoming and stored information. It explores how appraisal operates when it does. It argues that the analysis of the processes that lead to appraisals currently is still at an early stage.
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“They can do so because received information, or information entering from memory can evoke a cloud of associations (Friston, 2012; Frijda, 2013).”
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- Authors
- Frijda, N. H.
- Affiliations
- University of Amsterdam (NL)
- Corresponding author
- Frijda, Nico H.
- Venue
- Emotion Review
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2013-03-20
- Volume
- 5
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 169-170
- ISSN
- 1754-0739 (ISSN-L)
- 1754-0747
- OpenAlex
- W2312565489
- Cited by
- 26
- References
- 13
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 1.46
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Emotion Review (publishedVersion)
- UvA-DARE (University of Amsterdam) (publishedVersion)
- UvA-DARE (University of Amsterdam) (submittedVersion)
- Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Embodied and Extended Cognition
- Keywords
- appraisal, appraisal process, predictive processing, cognitive appraisal, emotions, brain activity, information storage, emotion regulation
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