Abstract
Aggressive and fear types of behavior are usually executed under conditions of high physiological activation, and are referred to as emotions. But the same type of behavior may also be associated with moderate or even low levels of activation. This chapter deals with the psychological mechanisms that determine which internal state a subject is likely to be in during execution of a particular type of emotional behavior (fear behavior, aggressive behavior).
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Ursin, H. (1988). The Instrumental Effects of Emotional Behavior — Consequences for the Physiological State. In: Hamilton, V., Bower, G.H., Frijda, N.H. (eds) Cognitive Perspectives on Emotion and Motivation. NATO ASI Series, vol 44. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2792-6_9
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