The mind is a powerful anticipatory device. It frequently makes
predictions about the future, telling us not only how the world
might or will be, but also how it should be - or better - how we
would like it to be. These expectancies shape our lives: they
impact on our actual outcomes, often acting as self-fulfilling
prophecies. They also constitute a reference point for establishing
whether an outcome is a loss or a gain; that is, we evaluate our
own outcomes not in absolute terms, but against our expectancies.
And we feel ill-treated and betrayed when our expectancies are
disappointed. This book explores anticipation-based emotions, that
is, the emotions associated with the dialectical interaction
between 'what is' and 'what is not (yet)', be it a mere wished-for
possibility or an expectation proper. It offers an analysis of both
the emotions implying anticipations of future events - such as
fear, anxiety, hope, and trust - and those elicited by the
disconfirmation of a previous anticipation - surprise,
disappointment, discouragement, sense of injustice, regret, and
relief - in terms of their belief and goal components. In addition,
it addresses anticipated emotions, that is, emotions we think we
might experience in future circumstances, and explores how they
influence our decisions. The reader will be taken on a journey of
exploration and discovery into the multifarious facets and
implications of an important family of emotions, aimed at
understanding what they have in common, as well as the
distinguishing features of each distinct emotion, and predicting
their motivational and behavioral consequences. For students and
researchers interested in the affective sciences, including
psychology, philosophy, and neuroscience, this is a highly original
and thought provoking new work.
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