Magda B. Arnold

Magda B. Arnold (1903–2002) was an American psychologist; first contemporary theorist to develop appraisal theory of emotions, which moved the direction of emotion theory away from "feeling" theories (e.g. James-Lange theory) and "behaviorist" theories (e.g. Cannon-Bard theory) and toward the cognitive approaches which dominate today.

She was a 1957 Guggenheim Fellow.

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