Definitionv1DF-124
Hot-state judgment
an emotional evaluation of information that is unreliable as a filter for significance because it is contaminated by current emotional activation and cannot access a cooler, more calibrated version of oneself
Why This Is a Definition
This definition establishes the precise semantic boundary of hot-state judgment by identifying its key characteristics: emotional contamination, unreliability as a filter, and the specific cognitive limitation of not being able to access a cooler state of evaluation.