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Title: Origins and Functions of Positive and Negative Affect: A Control-Process View.
Author(s): Carver, Charles S.; Scheier, Michael F.
Source: Psychological Review, v97 n1 p19-35 Jan 1990
Publication Date: 1990
ISSN: 0033-295X
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Evaluative (142)
Journal Announcement: CIJMAR1995

The nature of certain aspects of emotion (as viewed from a control-theory perspective on behavior) is explored, focusing on the feedback-based processes through which people self-
regulate their actions to minimize discrepancies between actual acts and desired or intended acts. (SLD)

Descriptors: *Affective Behavior; *Behavior Patterns; *Emotional Response; *Feedback; Metacognition; Objectives; *Theories
Identifiers: *Control (Social Behavior); Monitoring; Negative Affect; Positive Affect; *Self Regulation