Emotions are more physiological than psychological. Their psychological significance comes from the meaning we give to them. Uninformed by the function and mechanics of emotions, the meaning we assign ...

Attribution theory explores how individuals interpret the causes of events and how these explanations influence their motivation and emotional responses. Central to the framework are three causal ...

At a recent research talk, an audience member suggested that, since we all ruminate, this must be programmed by the human genome and, therefore, must have adaptive value. Eyebrows were raised; not all ...

"Emotion is a complex and intense (with an abrupt onset and relatively short duration) psychophysiological experience of an animal individual's state of mind related to a locatable object as it reacts ...