Varieties of instrumental theories of emotional action

Commentary on “a perceptual control theory of emotional action”

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ID21505202
AuthorsA Moors (0000-0002-5137-557X, KU Leuven – University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume37
Issue7
Pages1185-1192
Publication date2023-10-03
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueCognition & Emotion (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0269-9931 • E-ISSN: 1464-0600
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/02699931.2023.2266988
PMID37990889
OpenAlexW4388906006
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited27

Eder proposes a theory of action causation based on Powers' control theory and Hommel's theory of event coding in which emotional feelings play a crucial role. After presenting a rough description of Eder's theory in which I try to spell out the various steps in the control cycle, I compare his theory to my own goal-directed theory. The two theories converge in that they (a) rely on a control cycle in which different states are compared and (b) emphasise the instrumental or goal-directed nature of emotional actions. Points of divergence include the content of the representations involved in the control cycle and the meaning and role of feelings

Causation · Cognitive psychology · Cognitive science · Consciousness · Epistemology · Feeling · Perception · Psychoanalysis · Psychotherapist · Qualia · Unconscious mind · Action Observation and Synchronization · Embodied and Extended Cognition · Emotions and Moral Behavior · Psychology · Social Psychology

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