Table of Contents

Contributors; 1. The influence of emotions on beliefs Nico H. Frijda, Antony S. R. Manstead and Sacha Bem; 2. Feeling is believing: some affective influences on belief Gerald L. Clore and Karen Gasper; 3. Beliefs through emotions Nico H. Frijda and Batja Mesquita; 4. The sentiments and beliefs of distributed cognition Keith Oatley; 5. Feeling is believing? The role of processing strategies in mediating affective influence on beliefs Joseph Forgas; 6. The formation of beliefs at the interface of affective and cognitive processes Klaus Fiedler and Herbert Bless; 7. Anxiety, cognitive biases and beliefs Michael W. Eysenck; 8. A cognitive dissonance theory perspective on the role of emotion in the maintenance and change of beliefs and attitudes Eddie Harmon-Jones; 9. Relationship beliefs and emotion: reciprocal effects Margaret S. Clark and Ian Brissette; Indexes.

Promotional Information

Looks at the different ways in which emotions influence beliefs.

Reviews

"In Emotions and Beliefs: How Feelings Influence Thoughts, a formidable argument is presented which may inspire cognitive psychotherapists to a renewed sense of flexibility.... The ideas presented in this volume provide a rich array of material for cognitive psychotherapists to ponder." Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy