Emotions as High-Impact Decisions: A Goal-Directed Theory
Published online on March 05, 2026
Abstract
Emotion Review, Volume 18, Issue 2, Page 61-75, April 2026.
I defend the adequacy of the goal-directed theory (GDT) of emotion. After outlining the properties of emotions (mental and bodily aspects, valence, intensity, urgency, automaticity, and irrationality) and common emotion types that emotion theories seek to ...
I defend the adequacy of the goal-directed theory (GDT) of emotion. After outlining the properties of emotions (mental and bodily aspects, valence, intensity, urgency, automaticity, and irrationality) and common emotion types that emotion theories seek to ...