The circumplex model of affect: An integrative approach to affective neuroscience, cognitive development, and psychopathology

Posner, Jonathan; A. Russell, James; S. Peterson, Bradley

doi:10.1017/s0954579405050340

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The circumplex model of affect: An integrative approach to affective neuroscience, cognitive development, and psychopathology

Published in Development and Psychopathology • Sep 1, 2005

Authors:

Jonathan Posner

James A. Russell

Bradley S. Peterson

Abstract

The circumplex model of affect proposes that all affective states arise from cognitive interpretations of core neural sensations that are the product of two independent neurophysiological systems. This model stands in contrast to theories of basic emotions, which posit that a discrete and independen...

Subject

Psychology

Affect (linguistics)

Affective neuroscience

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