Affect, Cognition and Social Behavior

New Evidence and Integrative Attempts

Produktbeschreibung

One of the most time-honored issues in the history of psychology is addressed in this book: the links among the three components of the ancient "trilogy of the mind"-affect, cognition, and conation. Affect is now one of the more prominent areas of investigation in contemporary psychology, especially in its relationship with cognition. This book contrasts and integrates some of the most promising theories and research dealing with the cognitive and behavioral implications of affective states. In particular, it breaks new ground by dealing with the emerging pluralism and diversity of recent theorizing about affect, as well as the growing number of practical implications of this work. The focus here is on recent trends and developments, considered within the relevant historical context.

From the Contents:

• Basic theoretical positions
• Conscious and unconscious processing of affective and cognitive information
• Empirical issues and extensions
• Personality moderates the interaction of mood and cognition
• Emotional mood, cognitive styles, and behavior regulation
• Applications
• Affect, cognition, and prosocial behavior
• Cognitive theory of depression
• The influence of information on depressive cognition