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What Does It Mean to Take an Evolutionary Approach to Emotion? What Does It Mean to Take an Evolutionary Approach to Emotion?
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Positive Emotions and the Fundamental Social Motives Positive Emotions and the Fundamental Social Motives
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Intrapersonal Functions of Positive Affect and Emotions Intrapersonal Functions of Positive Affect and Emotions
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Positive Mood/Emotion and Cognition Positive Mood/Emotion and Cognition
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Positive Emotion, Autonomic Physiology, and Physical Health Positive Emotion, Autonomic Physiology, and Physical Health
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Regulatory Functions of Positive Emotion Regulatory Functions of Positive Emotion
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Social Functions of Positive Emotions Social Functions of Positive Emotions
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Recommendations for a Future of Rigorous Evolutionary Affective Science Recommendations for a Future of Rigorous Evolutionary Affective Science
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Build on Strong Theoretical Foundations Build on Strong Theoretical Foundations
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Don’t Rely on English-Language Emotion Constructs Don’t Rely on English-Language Emotion Constructs
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Emotions Are Not Fixed Action Patterns Emotions Are Not Fixed Action Patterns
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Conclusion Conclusion
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References References
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20 An Evolutionary Perspective on Positive Emotions
Get accessAmanda P. Kirsch, Department of Psychology, Arizona State University
Erika B. Langley, Department of Psychology, Arizona State University
Carley Vornlocher, Department of Psychology, Arizona State University
Michelle N. Shiota, Department of Psychology, Arizona State University
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Published:22 May 2024
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Abstract
What does it mean to apply an evolutionary perspective to the study of positive emotions? This chapter addresses this question, both looking back at research informed by evolutionary theorizing and looking toward future advances. Although an evolutionary perspective is most explicitly invoked in theory and research on specific emotions, it also plays an important role in emphasizing dimensions of core affect and emotion-eliciting appraisals. The authors discuss why most early research focused on the adaptive value of negative emotions, and the changes that have led to growing interest in positive emotions. They provide an overview of the research addressing the adaptive functions of positive emotions, including examples from multiple emotion theories. Finally, they offer several suggestions for applying an evolutionary perspective to research on the positive emotions, considering advances in evolutionary biology, ethology, and neuroscience for what emotions are, how they work, and their implications in the modern world.
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