Publisher's Synopsis
Recent vears have seen a great deal of attention directed towards the so-called "warm-look," investigating how "cold" cognition and "hot" affect intermingle in perception and decision processes.;Following in this vein, this book discusses conceptual models and research findings with respect to how affect influences non-conscious processing. The book is divided into sections: the first on affect and perception, the second on affect and attention, with discussants bringing each section into a cohesive whole.