Affect Heuristic

One concept. Four tiers of command. Which do you speak?

Category: Cognition

Foundational Lexiconfeelings guide judgment
Executive Parlanceemotional shortcut
Scholarly Discourseaffective cognition
Babel ZenithAffect Heuristic
Origin: Paul Slovic

Etymology & Meaning

Making judgments based on current emotions.

In the Boardroom

When mood influences risk assessment.

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