The primacy of affect: Some theoretical implications

摘要: Abstract The major parts of Zajonc's analysis the relations between thinking and feeling are stated elaborated. Some implications for abnormal psychology drawn out new questions posed. If affective judgements precognitive, instantaneous, automatic, irrevocable, primary, mainly non-verbal, inescapable, holistic poorly related to cognition, what follows? list includes references three-component fear, irrational element in behaviour, perplexity face one's delusional moods. Bandura's therapeutic paradox, slow development cognitive therapies, prepared fears, attribution helplessness, direct approaches mood modification.