An argument for basic emotions

Abstract

Emotions are viewed as having evolved through their adaptive value in dealing with fundamental life-tasks. Each emotion has unique features: signal, physiology, and antecedent events. Each emotion also has characteristics in common with other emotions: rapid onset, short duration, unbidden occurrence, automatic appraisal, and coherence among responses. These shared and unique characteristics are the product of our evolution, and distinguish emotions from other affective phenomena.

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Paul Ekman (1992). An argument for basic emotions. Cognition & Emotion. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699939208411068

@article{paul1992an,
  title  = {An argument for basic emotions},
  author = {Ekman, Paul},
  year   = {1992},
  journal = {Cognition & Emotion},
  doi    = {10.1080/02699939208411068}
}

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