Agenda for March 2 n Agenda for today

New Approaches to Emotion & Decision Making n Three types of emotional inputs to

Second Type of Emotional Inputs to Decision Making 2. Anticipatory (Integral) Emotions (def. )

Sources of Anticipatory Emotion n Vivid Mental Images n n Images are discrete, not

Third Type of Emotional Inputs to Decision Making Incidental Emotions (def. ) “What I

Sources of Incidental Emotions n n n n Weather Crowding Scents Traits Visual Images

What Kind of Influence do Incidental Emotions Have? n Process Effects n n Emotions

Under What Conditions to Incidental Emotions Affect Decision Making? n Next class Reason, Passion,

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Agenda for March 2 n Agenda for today Continue Overview of Emotion and Decision Making n Presentation: Elissa, Ada, Laine n Reason, Passion, & Social Cognition Week 7, Part 2

New Approaches to Emotion & Decision Making n Three types of emotional inputs to decision making 1. Expected Emotions: (def. ) “What I expect to feel in the future in connection with a particular decision outcome. ” n n Two factors determine expected emotions: (a) likelihood of outcomes & (b) utility of outcomes Example: feelings one might feel after moving savings to a risky investment fund Reason, Passion, & Social Cognition Week 7, Part 2

Second Type of Emotional Inputs to Decision Making 2. Anticipatory (Integral) Emotions (def. ) “What I feel right now as a result of contemplating the decision itself. ” n Example: Anxiety as “moment of truth approaches” Reason, Passion, & Social Cognition Week 7, Part 2

Sources of Anticipatory Emotion n Vivid Mental Images n n Images are discrete, not much affected by probabilities n Example: mental image of what it would be like to experience a shock is the same regardless of whethere is a one in ten chance of receiving a shock or a one in ten-thousand chance of a shock. n Physiological research on anticipation of shocks reveals that anticipation of a shock is sufficient to arouse participants, but the likelihood of being shocked has little impact on arousal level. Other Sources? Reason, Passion, & Social Cognition Week 7, Part 2

Third Type of Emotional Inputs to Decision Making Incidental Emotions (def. ) “What I happen to feel right now, which does not arise from the decision itself. ” 3. n n Example: good mood due to nice weather Note: usually decision makers are not aware of their incidental affect Reason, Passion, & Social Cognition Week 7, Part 2

Sources of Incidental Emotions n n n n Weather Crowding Scents Traits Visual Images Health Others? Reason, Passion, & Social Cognition Week 7, Part 2

What Kind of Influence do Incidental Emotions Have? n Process Effects n n Emotions can affect depth of processing Content Effects Valence effects n Emotion-specific effects n Reason, Passion, & Social Cognition Week 7, Part 2

Under What Conditions to Incidental Emotions Affect Decision Making? n Next class Reason, Passion, & Social Cognition Week 7, Part 2