14. Psychology and the Rationality of Emotion

  1. Sarah Coakley
  1. Gerald L. Clore

Published Online: 16 AUG 2012

DOI: 10.1002/9781118321997.ch14

Book Title

Faith, Rationality, and the Passions

Faith, Rationality, and the Passions

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How to Cite

Clore, G. L. (2012) Psychology and the Rationality of Emotion, in Faith, Rationality, and the Passions (ed S. Coakley), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781118321997.ch14

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 16 AUG 2012
  2. Published Print: 10 SEP 2012

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9781444361933

Online ISBN: 9781118321997

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Keywords:

  • psychology and the rationality of emotion;
  • questions, on how thought shapes emotion, in turn, shaping thought;
  • research on emotion/cognition, a different picture;
  • rationality as process;
  • psychological science, in understanding thought processes;
  • psychological accounts, focus on “dual processes” of thought;
  • nonrational modes of thought, leading to errors;
  • rationality and product, questions about products of thought;
  • thought processes inaccessible but access to results, possible;
  • emotions, stimulating thinking/cognition/and powers of emotion

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Rationality as Process

  • Rationality and Product

  • Rationality as Outcome

  • Emotion Stimulates Thinking

  • Cognition Shapes Emotion

  • Cognition and the Power of Emotion

  • Conclusions

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