Emotion, cognition, and decision making
Norbert Schwarz2000, Cognition & Emotion
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Abstract
... Adding to this separation is the concern that one's work may not be seen by colleagues in one's ®eld if published in a journal geared toward the ``other ... Emotion in social judgments: Review and a new affect infusion model (AIM). ... A focusing illusion in judgments of life-satisfaction ...
Key takeaways
- Subsequently, I turn to the affective consequences of decisions and the role of anticipated and remembered affect in decision making.
- Second, individuals may use their apparent affective response to a target as a basis of judgement, essentially asking themselves:``How do I feel about this?''
- Historically, regret and disappointment are the two emotions that have received most attention in the decision-making literature, which focused on how the anticipation of regret and disappointment may in¯uence individuals' choices.
- Note, however, that the role of anticipated feelings in decision making is not limited to the emotions of regret and disappointment.
- This reliance on the peak and end of the affective experience results in a profound, and often surprising, neglect of the duration of the affective episode.
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