Unstable Ideas: Temperament, Cognition, and Self

by Jerome Kagan

Book Overview

In his most probing and expansive work to date, Jerome Kagan--one of this country's leading psychologists--demonstrates that innovative research methods in the behavioral sciences and neurobiology, together with a renewed philosophical commitment to rigorous empiricism, are transforming our understanding of human behavior. Contemporary psychology, according to Kagan, has been preoccupied with three central themes: How malleable is temperament?...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674930398
• ISBN13: 9780674930391
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

From Every Angle

Kagan picks apart various theories on development and attachment, giving the upside and downside to each. It didn't just lay down blanket fire on the various theories but cited examples from studies that back up his criticisms. Great research tool.