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Affect is the least investigated aspect of human problem solving, yet it is probably the aspect most often mentioned as deserving further investigation. The “problem-solving” and “teaching-and-learning” literature is full of remarks that have a single message: “Someday soon — maybe tomorrow — we must get around to doing something about affect and emotion.” I am delighted to see that “tomorrow” has come.
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Mandler, G. (1989). Affect and Learning: Causes and Consequences of Emotional Interactions. In: McLeod, D.B., Adams, V.M. (eds) Affect and Mathematical Problem Solving. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3614-6_1
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