Talk:Submission (psychology)

The article starts out: "Submission is an emotion involving humility or meekness" I see submission not as an emotion but as an act or a choice to yield or surrender. We wouldn't describe someone as "feeling submission." Thus describing submission as an emotion is inaccurate.

I disagree. In numerous animal subjects, submission is the result of a failed challenge for dominance. While one might view it as a "choice" to end the challenge for dominance, perhaps it is life threatening or exhausting, it is not the desired outcome of the challenge. The word "choice" is therefore inappropriate, since there is a strong element of coercion present.