ABSTRACT
The pivotal role of transient affect (i.e., mood) in human functioning is well established (Clore, Schwarz, & Conway, 1994; Fiedler & Bless, in press; Forgas, 1992, 1995). Mood influences judgment, memory, and behavior. 1 Specifically, mood states modify social judgments such as person and couple impressions, attributions for success or failure, and attitudes or beliefs. Moods affect memory and decision making (e.g., bargaining strategies), and change behavior, such as type of requests (i.e., polite or impolite) and intergroup discrimination. In addition, moods influence selfcognitions defined as judgments about the self (i.e., self-perceptions or self-evaluations), recall of autobiographical knowledge, or expectancies of self-relevant outcomes.
