Book contents
- The Cognitive Structure of Emotions
- The Cognitive Structure of Emotions
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Preface to the First Edition
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 Overview of the Theory
- Chapter 3 Appraisal, the Value System, and Primary Sources of Intensity
- Chapter 4 Factors Affecting the Intensity of Emotions
- Chapter 5 Reactions to Events: I
- Chapter 6 Reactions to Events: II
- Chapter 7 Reactions to the Actions of Agents
- Chapter 8 Reactions to Objects
- Chapter 9 Formalization of the Theory and Additional Issues
- Chapter 10 There and Back Again: OCC and Affective Computing
- Appendix
- References
- Author Index
- Subject Index
Chapter 5 - Reactions to Events: I
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 August 2022
- The Cognitive Structure of Emotions
- The Cognitive Structure of Emotions
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Preface to the First Edition
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 Overview of the Theory
- Chapter 3 Appraisal, the Value System, and Primary Sources of Intensity
- Chapter 4 Factors Affecting the Intensity of Emotions
- Chapter 5 Reactions to Events: I
- Chapter 6 Reactions to Events: II
- Chapter 7 Reactions to the Actions of Agents
- Chapter 8 Reactions to Objects
- Chapter 9 Formalization of the Theory and Additional Issues
- Chapter 10 There and Back Again: OCC and Affective Computing
- Appendix
- References
- Author Index
- Subject Index
Summary
The way in which distinct emotions are characterized in terms of their cognitive underpinnings is established using the example of the two Well-being emotions, “Joy” and “Distress” emotions, which are the cognitively least complex Event-based emotions. The notion of type specification is introduced and described as incorporating both the valence of the feeling and the necessary conditions – the emergence conditions – for emotions of the type in question to arise, yielding, as an example, the specification of “Joy” emotions as a positive feeling about a desirable event. The type identifier, “Joy” emotion, is explained as being merely a convenient label for the associated emotion specification, rather than a definition of the emotion commonly referred to as “joy,” thus emphasizing the general point that emotion types can be characterized without depending on common emotion words. Other parts of emotion characterizations are discussed, including the applicable central and local intensity variables. After a discussion of the Well-being emotions, the emotion types comprising a group called Fortunes-of-others emotions are formulated and discussed in detail.
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- The Cognitive Structure of Emotions , pp. 100 - 125Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022