ABSTRACT
In the fi rst two parts of this book, we reviewed a variety of differ ent theor ies relat ing to atten tion and emotion. In the course of construct ing the novel theory presen ted in Chapter 12 , we adopted or modi fi ed some exist ing theor et ical propos i tions, and rejec ted others. The aim of this section is to summar ise the prin cipal theor et ical issues with which our theory is concerned, to acknow ledge our debts to exist ing theory, and to identify the prin cipal areas of differ ence between our theory and others. In subsequent sections, we consider future experi mental work on the SREF model, the rela tion ship between the SREF theory and psycho bi o lo gical approaches to emotion, and the implic a tions of the model for future clin ic ally oriented research.
