Editing Emotion (section)

== Differentiation ==
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{{see also|Affect measures#Differentiating affect from other terms}}
Emotion can be differentiated from a number of similar constructs within the field of [[affective neuroscience]]:<ref name='Fox2008'/>
* Emotions: predispositions to a certain type of action in response to a specific stimulus, which produce a cascade of rapid and synchronized physiological and cognitive changes.<ref name=":0" />
* [[Feeling]]: not all feelings include emotion, such as the [[feeling#Knowing or not knowing|feeling of knowing]]. In the context of emotion, feelings are best understood as a [[subjectivity|subjective]] representation of emotions, private to the individual experiencing them. Emotions are often described as the raw, instinctive responses, while feelings involve our interpretation and awareness of those responses.<ref name="Givens" /><ref>{{Cite book |last1=Haviland-Jones |first1=Jeannette M. |title=Handbook of emotions |last2=Lewis |first2=Michael |last3=Barrett |first3=Lisa Feldman |date=2016 |publisher=Guilford press |isbn=978-1-4625-2534-8 |edition=4 |location=New York (N.Y.)}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=UWA |date=2019-06-27 |title=Science of Emotion: The Basics of Emotional Psychology {{!}} UWA |url=https://online.uwa.edu/news/emotional-psychology/ |access-date=2025-04-25 |website=UWA Online |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Mood (psychology)|Mood]]s: enduring affective states that are considered less intense than emotions and appear to lack a contextual stimulus.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
* [[Affect (psychology)|Affect]]: a broader term used to describe the emotional and cognitive experience of an emotion, feeling or mood.<ref>{{Cite web |title=APA Dictionary of Psychology |url=https://dictionary.apa.org/affect |access-date=2025-04-25 |website=dictionary.apa.org |language=en}}</ref> It can be understood as a combination of three components: emotion, mood, and affectivity (an individual's overall disposition or [[temperament]], which can be characterized as having a generally positive or negative affect).{{Citation needed|date=April 2025}}