Shankar Vedantam - Hot and Cold Emotions Make Us Poor Judges - washingtonpost.com

Shankar Vedantam - Hot and Cold Emotions Make Us Poor Judges - washingtonpost.com:

"Studies have found that, for some reason, an enormous mental gulf separates 'cold' emotional states from 'hot' emotional states. When we are not hungry or thirsty or sexually aroused, we find it difficult to understand what effects those factors can have on our behavior. Similarly, when we are excited or angry, it is difficult to think about the consequences of our behavior -- outcomes that are glaringly obvious when we are in a cold emotional state."

Comment: What we think depends on how we feel! JAD