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Emotion and Motivation

Arousal plus an interpretation, and the reward that backfires

James · Schachter · Barrett · Deci · 3 chapters · 13 min read

Arousal plus an interpretation, and the reward that backfires.

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Feeling and Wanting

  1. 01Afraid Because You RunOn whether you run because you are afraid, or are afraid because you run.
  2. 02The Reward That Stops the DrawingOn the reward that makes people stop doing the thing they enjoyed.
  3. 03Wrong About What Will Make You HappyOn being reliably wrong about what will make you happy.