discuss the role of cognitive appraisal in determining affective state
2007-01-06 06:10:19 · 5 answers · asked by jaqueline h 1 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
'affect' is normally the term used for emotions in pscyhology.
2007-01-06 10:01:04 · answer #1 · answered by Jude 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gawd - I hate psychobabble
Hate it.
But allow me to digress from my cognitive appraisal and the way in which it determines my affective state and I will translate for you:
"Discuss the role of cognitive appraisal in determining affective state"
This means:
"Explain how the way that we interpret things mentally will determine how we feel emotionally about those things".
Cognitive appraisal = mental interpretation
Affective state = feelings
For example - if a girl is sharp to me when ringing up my purchases and I think 'she is having a bad day' - my feeling will be sympathy.
If I interpret her sharpness as 'she doesn't respect me as a customer' - my feeling will be anger or upset.
(Btw - Please don't use my example for your assignment - do me a favor and make up your own. I don't usually help w/ assignments, because I don't believe in doing people's work for them, but in this case - I just hate psychobabble so much that I had to step in. So make up an example of your own using the above info - it's not hard.)
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2007-01-06 14:27:49 · answer #2 · answered by cyclgrrl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
*you* discuss the role of cognitive appraisal in determining affective states. Im not doing your homework!
2007-01-06 14:28:03 · answer #3 · answered by ShaMayMay 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What do you mean by "appraisal?"
I don't believe there is a universal formula for how an event or thought will cause an emotion.
Look at taste. Some people don't like peas, other people love them. But when they eat peas, they're tasting the same thing. Maybe some thoughts taste different to different people. Maybe some life events have different emotional taste to different people. Maybe anger tastes different to you than it does me.
A little psychological philosophy.
I don't know if I'm answering the question but it's something to consider.
2007-01-06 14:16:22 · answer #4 · answered by Benji Duncan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lots of confidence building.
2007-01-06 14:11:43 · answer #5 · answered by Scatty 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋