| Chapter 10 Emotions: reactions to significant changes in situation Rapid physiological response: fast emergency, fight or flight response Cognitive appraisal of the situation Primary appraisal: assess threat to well-being Perceived as harmless Perceived as harmful Secondary appraisal: evaluate potential effectiveness of choices Choice thought to be adequate Choice thought to be inadequate Subjective feeling Assess good and bad consequences at the same time Reduce alternatives by reacting negatively to previously punished outcomes Collective traps: pursuit of individual interest results in negative consequences for the collective Prisoner's dilemma Collective countertrap: avoidance of personal discomfort results in negative consequences for the collective Pseudocertainty: adopt particular hurdle as a psychological status quo even if not certain to reach it People prefer options that give the impression of eliminating risks rather than those that merely reduce risks |
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