THE ROLE OF EMOTIONS IN DECISION-MAKING

• Authors: Perez Nieto Miguel A. , Fernandez-Abascal Enrique G. , Miguel-Tobal Juan J.
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This article reviews many results of recent investigations in areas related to decision-making. The classic conception of a rational human being is yielding to new, more complex and integrated formulations in which emotional and affective aspects occupy a prominent position. Decision-making is tackled from different points of view, among which the neurological one plays a major role, and the evidence obtained in studies on positive affect, impulsivity and several emotions such as anger and sadness is reviewed. On the whole, the results show that any explanation of the way a human being makes decisions must necessarily consider emotional and affective states, so as not to make the mistake of using limited and biased explicative models.

Keywords

EN

ANGER; DECISION-MAKING; EMOTION; IMPULSIVITY; POSITIVE AFFECT; SADNESS

Discipline

• PSYCHOLOGY: PSYCHOLOGY

• Publisher: Institute of Experimental Psychology, Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Studia Psychologica
• Year: 2009
• Volume: 51
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 305-318
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Perez Nieto Miguel A.

author

Fernandez-Abascal Enrique G.

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Miguel-Tobal Juan J.

• Miguel A. Perez Nieto, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Camilo Jose Cela, Castillo de Alarcon, 49, 28962 Villafranca del Castillo, Madrid, Spain; www.psychologia.sav.sk/sp/

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CEJSH db identifier

10SKAAAA07484