The Nature of Emotion: Fundamental Questions

by Paul Ekman and Richard J. Davidson

Book Overview

The editors of this unique volume have selected 24 leading emotion theorists and asked them to address 12 fundamental questions about the subject of emotion. For example; Are there basic emotions? How do you distinguish emotions from moods, temperament, and emotional traits? Can we control our emotions? Can emotions be non-conscious? What is the relation between emotion and memory? What develops in emotional development? Each chapter addresses a different...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019508943X
• ISBN13: 9780195089431
• Release Date: December 1994
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.4" x 9.6"