Valence (psychology)
AFFECTIVE QUALITY REFERRING TO THE INTRINSIC ATTRACTIVENESS OR AVERSENESS OF AN EVENT, OBJECT, OR SITUATION
Hedonic tone; Emotional valence
Valence, or hedonic tone, is the affective quality referring to the intrinsic attractiveness/"good"-ness (positive valence) or averseness/"bad"-ness (negative valence) of an event, object, or situation.Nico H.