Appraisal Processes in Emotion: Theory, Methods, Research

by Angela Schorr

Book Overview

The scientific study of emotion has long been dominated by theories emphasizing the subjective experience of emotions and their accompanying expressive and physiological responses. The processes by which different emotions are elicited has received less attention, the implicit assumption being that certain emotions arise automatically in response to certain types of events or situations. Such an assumption is incompatible with data showing that similar...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195130073
• ISBN13: 9780195130072
• Release Date: February 2001
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.5" x 9.2"