The secret life of emotions.

Full Abstract

The possibility of unconsciously evoked emotions is often denied because awareness of an emotion's cause is considered to be precisely what produces the emotion. However, we argue that because emotional responding is important for successful living, both global and specific emotional responses can be induced without awareness. The present research used quick and super-quick subliminal priming techniques, and cognitive, feelings, and behavioral measures, to test this hypothesis. Our results show that both global moods and specific emotions can be evoked without conscious awareness of their cause.

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Author information

Author/s: Ruys, Kirsten I (KI); Stapel, Diederik A (DA);

Affiliation: Tilburg Institute for Behavioral Economics Research (TIBER) at Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands. k.i.ruys(-atsign-)uvt.nl

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Journal: Psychological science : a journal of the American Psychological Society / APS (Psychol Sci), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2008-Apr; vol 19 (issue 4) : pp 385-91

Dates: Created 2008/04/10; Completed 2008/06/24;

PMID: 18399892, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

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Affect
Awareness
Cognition

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