Interaction and threshold effects of appraisal on componential patterns of emotion: A study using cross-cultural semantic data. KU Leuven Universiteit Gent
Studies that investigated the relation between appraisal and emotion have largely focused on the linear effect of appraisal criteria on subjective feelings (e.g., the effect of appraised goal obstruction on anger). Emotional responding can be extended to include more than just feelings, however. Componential definitions of emotion also add motivation, physiology, and expression. Moreover, a linear model is not compatible with the idea held by ...