Psychology · Motivation & Emotion
A topic within Motivation & Emotion, itself one of 10 topics in that field and part of Psychology.
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William James
Argues, against common sense, that the bodily response to a stimulus comes first and the felt emotion is the perception of that bodily change - we feel afraid because we tremble, not the reverse.
link checked 17 Sept 2026Lisa Feldman Barrett
Argues emotions are not triggered by dedicated brain circuits for fear, anger and the rest, but are constructed on the spot from core affect and prior concepts, against the still-popular idea of a small set of universal, hardwired basic emotions.
link checked 17 Sept 2026