Appraisals, rather than unpleasantness or muscle movements, are the primary determinants of specific emotions.

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Summary

It is suggested that cognitive-neoassociationist theory may benefit from going beyond anger and fear to incorporate additional emotions that can occur in response to undesired events, building on work by emotion researchers.

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letter
Published
2004-06-01
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Keywords

Anger, Appraisal theory, Psychology, Cognitive appraisal, Action (physics)

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