The Cognitive Structure of Emotions by Andrew Ortony, Gerald L. Clore, and Allan Collins explores the cognitive aspects of emotions, presenting a comprehensive theory of how emotions are structured and processed. The book is organized into nine chapters, each addressing different aspects of emotional cognition. The first chapter introduces the study of emotion, discusses types of evidence for emotion theories, and outlines goals for a theory of the cognitive structure of emotions. The second chapter outlines the structure of the theory, discussing the organization of emotion types, basic emotions, and implications of the emotions-as-valenced-reactions claim. The third chapter focuses on the cognitive psychology of appraisal, examining the appraisal structure and central intensity variables. The fourth chapter explores factors affecting the intensity of emotions, including global and local variables, variable-values, variable-weights, and emotion thresholds. The fifth and sixth chapters examine reactions to events, covering well-being emotions, loss emotions, fortunes-of-others emotions, prospect-based emotions, shock, pleasant surprise, and related states. The seventh chapter discusses reactions to agents, including attribution emotions and compound emotions. The eighth chapter examines reactions to objects, focusing on attraction emotions and emotion sequences. The ninth chapter addresses the boundaries of the theory, discussing emotion words, cross-cultural issues, emotion experiences, unconscious emotions, coping, and computational tractability. The book concludes with a summary of each chapter and references. The authors aim to provide a structured, cognitive framework for understanding emotions, emphasizing the role of appraisal, intensity, and context in emotional experiences.The Cognitive Structure of Emotions by Andrew Ortony, Gerald L. Clore, and Allan Collins explores the cognitive aspects of emotions, presenting a comprehensive theory of how emotions are structured and processed. The book is organized into nine chapters, each addressing different aspects of emotional cognition. The first chapter introduces the study of emotion, discusses types of evidence for emotion theories, and outlines goals for a theory of the cognitive structure of emotions. The second chapter outlines the structure of the theory, discussing the organization of emotion types, basic emotions, and implications of the emotions-as-valenced-reactions claim. The third chapter focuses on the cognitive psychology of appraisal, examining the appraisal structure and central intensity variables. The fourth chapter explores factors affecting the intensity of emotions, including global and local variables, variable-values, variable-weights, and emotion thresholds. The fifth and sixth chapters examine reactions to events, covering well-being emotions, loss emotions, fortunes-of-others emotions, prospect-based emotions, shock, pleasant surprise, and related states. The seventh chapter discusses reactions to agents, including attribution emotions and compound emotions. The eighth chapter examines reactions to objects, focusing on attraction emotions and emotion sequences. The ninth chapter addresses the boundaries of the theory, discussing emotion words, cross-cultural issues, emotion experiences, unconscious emotions, coping, and computational tractability. The book concludes with a summary of each chapter and references. The authors aim to provide a structured, cognitive framework for understanding emotions, emphasizing the role of appraisal, intensity, and context in emotional experiences.