Psychology of Emotion

by Paula M. Niedenthal, François Ric

Since the turn of the twenty-first century, the psychology of emotion has grown to become its own field of study. Because the study of emotion draws inspiration from areas of science outside of psychology, including neuroscience, psychiatry, biology, genetics, computer science, zoology, and behavioral economics, the field is now often called emotion science or affective science. A subfield of affective science is affective neuroscience, the study of the emotional brain. This revised second edition of Psychology of Emotion reviews both theory and methods in emotion science, discussing findings about the brain; the function, expression, and regulation of emotion; similarities and differences due to gender and culture; the relationship between emotion and cognition; and emotion processes in groups. Comprehensive in its scope yet eminently readable, Psychology of Emotion serves as an ideal introduction for undergraduate students to the scientific study of emotion. It features effective learning devices such as bolded key terms, developmental details boxes, learning links, tables, graphs, and illustrations. In addition, a robust companion website offers instructor resources.

Genres: Psychology

308 pages, Paperback

Published March 20, 2017

Reviews

[Storm]

I think this textbook is the best book I have had to read for my studies so far.

[Adrian Sanchez-Reyes Febrian · Rating 5 out of 5]

It serves its purpose effectively: a vast and very informative collection of scientific papers and conclusions on the psychology of emotion.

[707 unknown · Rating 4 out of 5]

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