Talk:Emotional choice theory

Hi there,

I have written this article on emotional choice theory because I consider it innovative and notable, and because it has been the subject in several reliable and independent secondary sources of high quality. These are scholarly publications in peer-reviewed academic outlets in the political and social sciences, which have treated the theory in substantive detail.

The goal of emotional choice theory is to provide an alternative to existing rational choice and constructivist models of decision-making. It has been met with some praise but also with strong criticisms by political and social scientists (see the section on “Reception”). Personally, I agree with some of the critics that the theory has certain weaknesses. However, the theory is nevertheless notable and, hence, merits a Wikipedia article, in my view.

Special thanks to for all their advice and help!

If you have any feedback or criticisms, please let me know. I’d be happy to implement suggestions for improvement.

On a related note, I plan to write pieces on various social science theories that have not been covered by Wikipedia yet: "self-control theory" by Walter Mischel, "uncertainty-identity theory" by Michael A. Hogg, "need-to-belong theory" by Roy F. Baumeister and Mark Leary, "lay epistemic theory" by Arie W. Kruglanski, "affective intelligence theory" by George Marcus, W. Russell Neuman, and Michael MacKuen, and "action identification theory" by Robin R. Vallacher and Daniel M. Wegner. These are all innovative and notable contributions to the social sciences that merit Wikipedia entries, in my view. If you are interested in collaborating on any of them, please get in touch.

All best, Socialsciencenerd (talk) 18:23, 3 May 2021 (UTC)