Emotional Response Categorization Theory
Proposed in 1999 by Niedenthal et al. Emotional response categorization theory proposes that emotional states provide a form of conceptual coherence in that any objects or events that pertain to an emotion are grouped together into categories. The theory consists of three claims:
- Basic emotions provide the mental structure for emotional response categorization.
- The experience of a basic emotion(s) (happiness, sadness, fear, anger, etc.) will lead to the process of emotional response equivalence in order for categorization to occur.
- Selective attention to the emotional response associated with an object or event will result in emotional response categorization.
Read more about this topic: Paula M. Niedenthal, Emotional Response Categorization
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