Agnes Moors is professor of psychology and educational sciences at KU Leuven and associate member of the Swiss Center for Affective Sciences. She combines theoretical work, informed by philosophy, with empirical research. Her theoretical work focuses on the comparison of emotion theories, the conceptual analysis of automaticity, the critical analysis of dual-process models and the development of a goal-directed model for behavior causation. Her empirical work examines the role of goal-directed processes in emotional and (seemingly) maladaptive behavior, using experimental behavioral and neuroscientific methods. She is the author of “Demystifying Emotions: A Taxonomy of Theories in Psychology and Philosophy,” published by Cambridge University Press in 2022.
Agnes Moors
Professor of psychology and educational sciences, KU Leuven
Associate member, Swiss Center for Affective Sciences
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