ABSTRACT A theory is proposed that views emotional feelings as pivotal for action control.
Feelings of emotions are valued interoceptive signals from the body that become …

This article reviews evidence suggesting that the cause of approach and avoidance
behavior lies not so much in the presence (ie, the stimulus) but, rather, in the behavior's …

Over the past decade, an increasing number of studies have shown that the performance of
specific actions (eg, approach and avoidance) in response to a stimulus can lead to …

Embodiment in psychological research and theory often refers to the idea that the body
plays a crucial role in emotive, motivational, and cognitive processes. We review past and …

Can mouth movements shape attitudes? When people articulate different consonants (eg, B
or K) they press the tongue and the lips against various spots in the mouth. This allows for …

Prior research suggests that repeatedly approaching or avoiding a certain stimulus changes
the liking of this stimulus. We investigated whether these effects of approach and avoidance …

Bertram Gawronski Roland Deutsch Rainer Banse a large proportion of research in social
psychology uses self-report measures to assess socially relevant constructs, such as …

This article presents a meta-analysis of research on the affective compatibility effect: the
relative facilitation of arm flexion and extension movements, in response to positive and …

摘要刺激的情绪信息通常可帮助人类快速地做出相应的趋近或回避反应. 实验室情境下研究者对
趋避的操作性定义不尽相同, 但以往绝大部分研究证实了趋利避害的相容效应 …

According to the Theory of Event Coding, both perceived and self-produced events are
coded by binding codes of the features of these events into event files. Here I argue that …