According to the affective events theory,
A) emotions need to be concealed at the workplace.
B) emotions are independent of job satisfaction, which depends on rational analysis.
C) emotions can trigger spontaneous behavior.
D) employees feel like their efforts do not really matter when work evaluation is dictated by affective procedures.
E) an employee will have high supervisor satisfaction if the supervisor is likeable.

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Emotions are states of feeling that are often intense, last for only a few minutes, and are clearly directed at (and caused by) someone or some circumstance. According to affective events theory, these emotions can create the ebb and flow in satisfaction levels and can also trigger spontaneous behaviors.

According to the Affective Events Theory