Table 1. Predicted appraisal profile for selected emotions.
Appraisal check | Joy | Rage | Fear | Sadness |
Relevance | ||||
Novelty | ||||
Suddenness | High | High | High | Low |
Familiarity | Open | Low | Low | Low |
Predictability | Low | Low | Low | Open |
Intrinsic pleasantness | Open | Open | Low | Open |
Goal/need relevance | High | High | High | High |
Implication | ||||
Cause: agent | Open | Other | Other | Open |
Cause: motive | Open | Intentional | Open | Chance |
Outcome probability | Very high | Very high | High | Very high |
Discrepancy fromexpectation | Open | Dissonant | Dissonant | Open |
Conduciveness | Conducive | Obstructive | Obstructive | Obstructive |
Urgency | Low | High | Very high | Low |
Coping potential | ||||
Control | Open | High | Open | Very low |
Power | Open | High | Very low | Very low |
Adjustment | Medium | High | Low | Medium |
Normative significance | ||||
Internal standards | Open | Open | Open | Open |
External standards | Open | Low | Open | Open |
Adapted from [14].