ABSTRACT
S taying tuned to the complex state of affairs and course of events in our environment requires that we mutually engage in circulating both firsthand and second-hand information. At this, however, varied compositions of motivational, affective, and cognitive factors determine what and how we speak or write, leading to great and far-reaching differences in communication output based on the same input of information (Fiedler, 2007; Forgas, 2007). The present chapter is devoted to illustrate how affective states and cognitive processing styles may interact in influencing two fundamental aspects of communication style.
