Tests of affective events theory suggest the following: 1. An emotional episode is actually a series of emotional experiences, precipi- tated by a single event and containing elements of both emotions and mood cycles. 2. Current emotions influence satisfaction at any given time, along with the history of emotions surrounding the event. 3. Because moods and emotions fluctuate over time, their effect on perfor- mance also fluctuates. 4. motion-driven behaviors are typically short in duration and of high variability. 5. Because emotions, even positive ones, tend to be incompatible with behaviors required to do a job, they typically have a negative influence on job performance