Why valence is not enough in the study of emotions: behavioral differences between regret and disappointment

This paper reflects on the role of emotions in decision-making. The authors stress the limitations of a valence (“positivity” versus “negativity”) based approach. Emotions and their experiential content are synthetically exposed. Research has shown that even closely related emotions - such as regret...

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Main Author: Fructuoso Martinez,Luis (author)
Other Authors: Zeelenberg,Marcel (author), Rijsman,John B. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2008
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Online Access:http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0874-20492008000200007
Country:Portugal
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