Amsterdam University, Seranggracht 1, 1019PM Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Biol Psychol. 2010 Jul;84(3):570-9. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2010.01.005. Epub 2010 Jan 11.
This paper explores the way in which emotions are causal determinants of action. It argues that emotional events, as appraised by the individual, elicit changes in motive states (called states of action readiness), which in turn may (or may not) cause action. Actions can be elicited automatically, without prior intention (called impulsive actions), or intentionally. Impulsive actions reflect the simplest and biologically most general form in which emotions can cause action, since they require no reflection, no foresight, and no planning. Impulsive actions are determined conjointly by the nature of action readiness, the affordances perceived in the eliciting event as appraised, and the individual's action repertoire. Those actions from one's repertoire are performed that both match the perceived affordances and the aim of the state of action readiness.
本文探讨了情绪作为行动的因果决定因素的方式。它认为，个体所评估的情绪事件会引起动机状态（称为行动准备状态）的变化，而这些变化又可能（也可能不）导致行动。行动可以自动引发，无需事先意图（称为冲动行动），也可以有意引发。冲动行为反映了情绪引起行动的最简单和最普遍的生物学形式，因为它们不需要思考、预见和计划。冲动行为是由行动准备状态的性质、诱发事件中被评估的可及性以及个体的行为储备共同决定的。从一个人的行为储备中执行那些既匹配感知到的可及性又匹配行动准备状态目标的行为。
