The authors describe a model of autobiographical memory in which memories are transitory
mental constructions within a self-memory system (SMS). The SMS contains an …

The role of cognition—and to some extent motivation—in emotion, the ways meaning is
generated, unconscious appraising, and implications of this way of thinking for life-span …

Abstract reviews research on the impact of affective states on evaluative judgments,
presenting evidence that is difficult to reconcile with the assumption that emotional …

Providing care to a spouse or partner who is dying and then losing that person are among
the most stressful of human experiences. A longitudinal study of the caregiving partners of …

Usually, people's emotions arise from their perceptions of their circumstances-immediate,
imagined, or remembered. This idea has been implicit in many philosophical treatments of …

Age differences in emotional experience, expression, and control were investigated in 4
studies. A community sample of 127 African Americans and European Americans (ages 19 …

In order to move toward a more accurate, complete, and integrative theory of the causes of
emotions, empirical evidence relevant to a recently proposed appraisal theory was …

There is a major change taking place in the manner that emotions are conceptualized. The
change is one in emphasis, from structuralism to functionalism. Structuralism is marked by …

This chapter provides a selective review of some of the available evidence, focusing on the
impact of affective states on analytic reasoning. It offers a theoretical framework for the …