Contrasting motivational orientation and evaluative coding accounts: On the need to differentiate the effectors of approach/avoidance responses

Contrasting motivational orientation and evaluative coding accounts: On the need to differentiate the effectors of approach/avoidance responses

Several emotion theorists suggest that valenced stimuli automatically trigger motivational orientations and thereby facilitate corresponding behavior. Positive stimuli were thought to activate approach motivational circuits which in turn primed approach-related behavioral tendencies whereas negative...

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Main Authors: Julia eKozlik, Roland eNeumann, Ljubica eLozo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
approach and avoidance
Emotional Responses
affective S–R compatibility
facial muscle contractions
theory of event coding
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00563/full

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