Affective Decision Making

Affective Decision Making is a cognitive process in which emotional states and affective evaluations significantly influence the selection of actions or choices, distinguishing it from purely rational or deliberative decision-making mechanisms by integrating somatic markers, motivational drives, and valence-based appraisals into behavioral regulation.

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Authors

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Publications per year

2017–2026

543

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Publications

2.3K

Risk as feelings.

George Loewenstein, Elke U. Weber, Christopher K. Hsee · Psychological Bulletin · 2001 · 5.7K citations

Social Sciences, Behavioral Sciences, Psychology +14

Decision making: A psychological analysis of conflict, choice, and commitment

Evaluation and Program Planning · 1978 · 4K citations

Management, Psychology, Social Psychology +14

The Neural Basis of Economic Decision-Making in the Ultimatum Game

Alan G. Sanfey, James K. Rilling, Jessica A. Aronson et al. · Science · 2003 · 3.4K citations

Life Sciences, Neuroscience, Psychology +16

Fear, anger, and risk.

Jennifer S. Lerner, Dacher Keltner · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 2001 · 3.1K citations

Social Sciences, Psychology, Social Psychology +17

Beyond valence: Toward a model of emotion-specific influences on judgement and choice

Jennifer S. Lerner, Dacher Keltner · Cognition & Emotion · 2000 · 3K citations

Social Sciences, Psychology, Social Psychology +15

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Antoine Bechara
University of Southern California, United States
25 publications · 5.5K citations
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Marcel Zeelenberg
Tilburg University, Netherlands
21 publications · 5K citations
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Paul Slovic
Decision Research, United States
21 publications · 7.5K citations
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Jennifer S. Lerner
Carnegie Mellon University, United States
14 publications · 11.4K citations
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Raymond J. Dolan
University College London, United Kingdom
13 publications · 3.6K citations
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Annual Review of Psychology
177 publications · 34.6K citations
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Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
53 publications · 12.7K citations
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Cognition & Emotion
62 publications · 7.9K citations
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Emotion
51 publications · 3.8K citations
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Psychological Science
40 publications · 10.7K citations
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