Angela Schorr – författare

The scientific study of emotion has long been dominated by theories emphasizing the subjective experience of emotions and their accompanying expressive and physiological responses. The processes by which different emotions are elicited has received less attention, the implicit assumption being that certain emotions arise automatically in response to certain types of events or situations. Such an assumption is incompatible with data showing that similar situations can provoke a range of emotions in different individuals, or even the same individual at different times. Appraisal theory, first suggested by Magda Arnold and Richard Lazarus, was formulated to address this shortcoming in our understanding of emotion. The central tenet of appraisal theory is that emotions are elicited according to an individual''s subjective interpretation or evaluation of important events or situations. Appraisal research focuses on identifying the evaluative dimensions or criteria that predict which emotion will be elicited in an individual, as well as linking the appraisal process with the production of emotional responses. This book represents the first full-scale summary of the current state of appraisal research. Separate sections cover the history of apraisal theory and its fundamental ideas, the views of some of the major theorists currently active in the field, theoretical and methodological problems with the appraisal approach including suggestions for their resolution, social, cultural and individual differences and the application of appraisal theory to understanding and treating emotional pathology, and the methodology used in appraisal research including measuring and analyzing self-report, physiological, facial, and vocal indicators of appraisal, and simulating appraisal processes via computational models. Intended for advanced students and researchers in emotion psychology, it provides an authoritative assessment and critique of the current state of the art in appraisal research.

Appraisal theory has become one of the most active aproaches in the domain of emotion psychology. The appraisal process consists of the subjective evaluation that occurs during the individual's encounter with significant events in the environment, thus determining the nature of the emotional reaction and experience. The organism's interpretation of events and situations elicits and differentiates its emotional responses, although the exact processes involved and the limits of the theory are still a matter of debate and are currently the object of active research. This volume is intended to become the primary source of information on appraisal for all those interested in emotion, from beginning graduate students to accomplished researchers in emotion psychology.

The scientific study of emotion has long been dominated by theories emphasizing the subjective experience of emotions and their accompanying expressive and physiological responses. The processes by which different emotions are elicited has received less attention, the implicit assumption being that certain emotions arise automatically in response to certain types of events or situations. Such an assumption is incompatible with data showing that similar situations can provoke a range of emotions in different individuals, or even the same individual at different times. Appraisal theory, first suggested by Magda Arnold and Richard Lazarus, was formulated to address this shortcoming in our understanding of emotion. The central tenet of appraisal theory is that emotions are elicited according to an individual''s subjective interpretation or evaluation of important events or situations. Appraisal research focuses on identifying the evaluative dimensions or criteria that predict which emotion will be elicited in an individual, as well as linking the appraisal process with the production of emotional responses. This book represents the first full-scale summary of the current state of appraisal research. Separate sections cover the history of apraisal theory and its fundamental ideas, the views of some of the major theorists currently active in the field, theoretical and methodological problems with the appraisal approach including suggestions for their resolution, social, cultural and individual differences and the application of appraisal theory to understanding and treating emotional pathology, and the methodology used in appraisal research including measuring and analyzing self-report, physiological, facial, and vocal indicators of appraisal, and simulating appraisal processes via computational models. Intended for advanced students and researchers in emotion psychology, it provides an authoritative assessment and critique of the current state of the art in appraisal research.

Never before has the discipline of communication been more exciting, diverse, and innovative than it is today. This volume reflects the current developments in communication research and media science with topics including audience research, internet communication, organizational communication, studies on media use and effects, and educational and intercultural media. It represents the voices of over 40 European and North American scholars. Reflecting similarities and differences in media culture in Europe and abroad, the volume contains many important contributions from an insider point of view to European media research.

Never before has the discipline of communication been more exciting, diverse, and innovative than it is today. This volume reflects the current developments in communication research and media science with topics including audience research, internet communication, organizational communication, studies on media use and effects, and educational and intercultural media. It represents the voices of over 40 European and North American scholars. Reflecting similarities and differences in media culture in Europe and abroad, the volume contains many important contributions from an insider point of view to European media research.

Dieser Reader zur Publikums- und Wirkungsforschung kombiniert traditionelle und innovative Darstellungen zentraler Medienwirkungstheorien und ihrer Geschichte mit empirischen Fallstudien aus den Bereichen Printmedienforschung, Politische Kommunikation, Medienpsychologie und Neue Medien. Auf historische und systematische Kapitel, die aus verschiedenen Perspektiven sorgfältig und vertiefend in die Programmatik der Publikums- und Wirkungsforschung einführen, folgen vier bereits auf einem Niveau für Fortgeschrittene verfaßte Theoriekapitel, von den Vätern dieser Theorien selbst geschrieben und in dieser Form erstmals in deutscher Sprache publiziert. Die empirischen Studien, die den zweiten Teil des Readers ausmachen, greifen Fragestellungen aus der aktuellen Medienwirkungsforschung auf.

Fünf international bekannte Jugendmedienforscher (Daniel R. Anderson, Dolf Zillmann, Ulla Johnsson-Smaragdi, Heinz Bonfadelli, Sonia Livingstone) stellen in diesem Band – exemplarisch für das gesamte Forschungsfeld – ihre konzeptionellen Ansätze und Untersuchungsmethoden vor. Sie sind alle empirisch orientiert und vertreten unterschiedliche, für die moderne Jugendmedienforschung typische Theorien. Jeder der fünf Originalarbeiten wurde ein einführendes Kapitel vorangestellt (Historie, zentrale Fragestellungen, Vorgehensweisen, wichtige Ergebnisse), verfasst von der Herausgeberin. Lernfragen und Leseempfehlungen finden sich am Ende jedes Kapitels. Mit weiterführenden Kapiteln über Onlinesucht und über gute Medienkommunikation schließt der Band ab.Diese systematische einführende Darstellung in die Ansätze und Methoden der deutschsprachigen und internationalen Jugendmedienforschung richtet sich an Studierende der Kommunikations- und Medienwissenschaft, der Psychologie, der Pädagogik, der Soziologie, Informationswissenschaften, Gesundheitswissenschaften und Medizin.

Der Band reflektiert die aktuelle Lage der Medienforscher im deutschsprachigen Raum. Zu keiner Zeit verfügten die Kommunikationswissenschaft, Journalistik und andere Medienfächer über ein so zahlreiches und so hoch qualifiziertes Personal. In Europa sind die deutschsprachigen Medienforscher/innen inzwischen zur Leistungsspitze vorgedrungen. Mit den amerikanischen Kollegen/innen können sie problemlos mithalten. Ihre Situation im wissenschaftlichen Umfeld am Hochschulort ist jedoch häufig schwierig. Die hier zusammengestellten Informationen, Ergebnisse und Instrumente sollen jungen Medienforscher/innen helfen, ihr Umfeld neu zu bewerten und berufliche Chancen in Wissenschaft und Medienwirtschaft zügig zu identifizieren und aufzugreifen.