An Argument Against “Moral Character” by Travis B. #6

Three: the logic and/or thought attached to the behavioral sequence does not explicitly indicate nor require that action be taken. Cognitive theory has established that emotional reasoning indicates our reaction to a stimulus. The sequence of context, automatic thought (pre-conscious thought) and emotional response further highlights how the stimuli is being perceived; whether framed in the terms of cognition or emotion. The automatic thought, as a precursor to the emotional reaction, is more an indicator of the human being's propensity to respond to the quality of the perceived stimulus than the rationale and thus cognitive conceptualization of it. This is defined by some in the literature as a “rational-emotive” response set.