What Are Emotions and Moods? Learning Objective 4.1
Emotions influence our attitudes
Affect, emotions, and moods and related
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Emotions can greatly influence our attitudes towards others, our decision making, and our behaviors. We are human and cannot set aside our emotions, but we can acknowledge and work with them.
Affect is a generic term that covers a broad range of feelings people experience. This includes both emotions and moods. Emotions are intense feelings that are directed at someone or something. Moods are the feelings that tend to be less intense than emotions and that lack a contextual stimulus.