Emotion in Cognition

This article addresses emotion and cognition by first introducing basic models where emotions are thought to be discrete entities (e.g., anger, sadness, happiness). Appraisal theories of emotion are introduced next, including psychological construction approaches, where emotions are classified as emerging from specific ingredients of the mind, and moves away from the basic emotions approach and emphasizes the variability and variety of emotion categories across cultures. Recent and past empirical evidence is provided throughout the article, providing support for both basic and nonbasic theories of emotion. Finally, clinical implications on emotion and cognition are discussed along with providing a life-span perspective.