Abstract1 Defining Motivation, Emotion, and Cognition2 A Construct Validity Approach to Motivation and Emotion?3 Measuring Emotion and Emotion Communication4 Health Implications of Communicating Motivational–Emotional States5 Motivational–Emotional States in Decision-Making and Risk6 Media Communication and Emotional Education7 The Communicative Gene Hypothesis: Empathy and Altruism8 Conclusions