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affect-as-information  

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  • Definition How do we know whether or not we approve of some action or like some person? According to the affectas-information hypothesis, our feelings provide such information. Just as our smiles and frowns provide information about our reactions to others, our positive and negative feelings provide such information to ourselves. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Psychology; Affect-As-Information]

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