Tunneperäisten

Tunneperäisten is a Finnish term used to refer to phenomena, factors, or processes that are driven by emotion rather than by rational calculation. The word is formed from tunne, meaning feeling or emotion, and peräinen, a suffix that denotes a characteristic. The plural form tunneperäisten is commonly used in contexts such as tunneperäisten tekijöiden or tunneperäisten vaikutusten, referring to emotional factors or effects.

In academic and public discourse, tunneperäisten tekijöiden vaikutus describes how affective responses influence judgments, memory, decision making, and behavior. These factors can include visceral reactions, mood states, and affective biases—such as fear, hope, nostalgia, or anger—that shape how information is interpreted and choices are made. They are often discussed in relation to cognitive factors (kognitiiviset tekijät) to explain how emotion and reasoning interact.

Measurement of tunneperäisten vaikuttimia typically seeks to capture subjective experiences through self-report, behavioral data, physiological indicators of arousal, or neuroscientific measures. Critics caution against overemphasizing emotions at the expense of rational analysis, noting that emotional responses are context-dependent and culturally mediated, which can complicate generalizations.

See also: emotion (tunne), affect, affective processing, decision making, behavioral economics.