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Negative valence refers to the unpleasant emotional quality or aversive nature of stimuli, experiences, or mental states that typically evoke avoidance behaviors or negative feelings such as fear, sadness, disgust, or anger.
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Lyanna Tran
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Lyanna Tran. (2025). Negative Valence. In Encyclopedia of Nutritional Psychology. The Center for Nutritional Psychology.
https://www.nutritional-psychology.org/encyclopedia/negative-valence/
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