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appraisal, context, flexibility, individual differences, Social Sciences, Psychology, Multidisciplinary, Psychology, INDIVIDUAL-DIFFERENCES, PERSONALITY, ANGER, AGREEABLENESS, DISSOCIATION, NEUROTICISM, EXPERIENCE, DYNAMICS, 1701 Psychology, 1702 Cognitive Sciences, 2203 Philosophy

Abstract:

The appraisal theory formulations posited in this special section consider the appraisal process to afford flexibility to emotional responding by the malleability of how people appraise events. I argue that not only the way in which events are appraised but also the way in which appraisals drive changes in other emotion components is characterized by flexibility across persons and context. Accounting for such flexibility is crucial for the further development of appraisal theories and their application to other domains.