A person's typical pattern of appraising specific situations is useful for trying to predict their emotions.

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Appraisals are the mental processes that enable us to notice and evaluate stimuli and events in the environment to determine their significance in our lives.  

Appraisals

Niedenthal, P. M., & Ric, F. (2017). Psychology of Emotion (2nd ed.). Psychology Press.

Psychology of Emotion

Appraisal's Importance to Understanding Emotions

Appraisals are assessed on continuums called dimensions. Basically, these dimensions have two ends that are opposites of each other (e.g. positive and negative). We appraise the situation and place the current situation somewhere along that continuum according to where we feel it fits.

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