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posted on 2023-06-08, 18:02 authored by Neil Harrison, Sylvia D Kreibig, Hugo CritchleyHugo CritchleyDefinitions of Emotion How to conceptualize and define emotion remains an active debate (Scherer, 2005) and is of considerable importance, because different concepts of emotion contribute to divergent interpretations of research findings (see, e.g., the natural kinds debate; (Feldman-Barrett, 2006; Izard, 2007). In the interaction of emotion and physiology, two important conceptualizations can be distinguished: efferent (outwardly conducting nervous impulses to an effector organ) and afferent (inwardly conducting impulses toward the central nervous system) effects of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) in emotion. A prevalent view that emphasizes the role of efferent outflows of ANS activity conceptualizes emotion as a multicomponent response, elicited by appraising an event as relevant to personal goals, needs, or values, with coordinated effects on subjective feeling, physiology, and motor expression (Scherer, 2009; see also Chapter 1). This definition emphasizes the multiple components that constitute an emotional response, including emotional feelings, physiological reactivity, and instrumental and expressive behavior, as well as the central orchestration of the response.
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Cambridge University PressPage range
82-106Pages
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The Cambridge handbook of human affective neuroscience efferent and afferent pathways of autonomic activity in emotionPlace of publication
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9781107001114Department affiliated with
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Jorge Armony, Patrik VuilleumierLegacy Posted Date
2014-08-06Usage metrics
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