Understanding Emotions

By Jennifer M. Jenkins, Keith Oatley, Dacher Keltner

Book Overview

Keith Oatley and Jennifer M. Jenkins's best-selling book on the psychology of emotions is the most highly regarded and engaging text for the emotions course. While retaining its interdisciplinary breadth, historical insights, and engaging format, this new edition adds the expertise of outstanding researcher and dedicated teacher Dacher Keltner. The second edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect the latest research and developments in emotions and includes the following features: Cohesive synthesis of evolutionary and cultural approaches to emotion New chapters on communication of emotion, bodily changes, and appraisal Increased emphasis on interpersonal implications of emotions, including studies of newly discovered expressions and systems of communication New coverage on moral judgment, individual differences, gene-environment interactions, and positive emotions New coverage of subjective well-being and pro-social emotions like gratitude and compassion Updated references throughout reflect current research and data, including research on affective neuroscience A new design and pedagogical features include new integrated boxes that depict historical landmarks and historical figures, updated tables, boldfaced terms, and end-of-chapter summaries. An Instructor's Manual with lecture notes and teaching tips is available upon request. Please visit www.blackwellpublishing.com/oatley.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1405131039
• ISBN13: 9781405131032
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 510 Pages
• Weight: 2.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.7" x 1.2" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

Fascinating overview and update

A fascinating overview and update for someone not having paid much attention to this field. Having been schooled in 70's, the scientific advances in the field of affective science, a field not in existence at that time, is truly amazing in its potential for understanding human behavior in everyday life. A highly recommended resource to this book is an online series of classroom podcasts produced by the University of California at Berkeley by co-author Dacher Keltner (available on iTunes and other sites).