CH4. Emotions and Moods

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Affect
A broad range of feelings that people experience: Emotions and moods
Emotions
Intense feelings that are directed at someone or something
Caused by a specific event
Brief duration

action oriented in nature
Moods
Feelings that tend to be less intense than emotions and that lack a contextual stimulus
Cause is often general and unclear
last longer than emotions
More general (positive or negative)
cognitive in nature
High Negative Affect
Upset
Stressed
Nervous
Tense
High Positive Affect
Alert
Excited
Elated
Happy
Low Negative Affect
Content
Serene
Relaxed
Calm
Low Positive Affect
Fatigued
Bored
Dpressed
Sad
Positivity Offset
The tendency of most individuals to experience a mildly positive mood at zero input
Affect Intensity
Individual differences in the strength with which individuals experience their emotions
Illusory Correlation
The tendency of people to associte two events when in reality there is no connection
Emotional Labor
A situation in which an employee expresses organizationally desired emotions during interpersonal transactions at work
Emotional Dissonance
Inconsistencies between the emotions people feel and the emotions they project
Surface Acting
Hiding one's inner feelings and forgoing emotions expressions in response to display rules
Deep acting
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Affective events theory
A model that suggests that workplace events cause emotional reactions on the part of employees, which then influence workplace attitudes and behaviors