This paper examines how regulatory fit influences evaluations through two separate mechanisms. The first mechanism attributes "feeling right" from fit to positive feelings about the target, making any type of evaluation more positive. The second mechanism attributes "feeling right" to the...

The diagnosticity of feelings in judgment depends not only on their representativeness and relevance, but also on people’s trust in their feelings in general. Trust in feelings is the degree to which individuals believe that their feelings generally point toward the “right” direction in...