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Sunday, December 12, 2010

SPECIFIC EMOTIONS

SPECIFIC EMOTIONS
So far we have considered emotion in general terms, but there have also been many attempts to study specific emotions. Izard (1977, 1993) is one psychologist who has discussed specific emotions in detail. He argues that there are discrete emotions, a view that makes good everyday sense. In Differential Emotions Theory, he suggests that emotions are motivational and organize perception, cognition and behaviour, helping us to adapt and cope with the environment, and to be creative. Like many other theorists, Izard links emotion with personality, believing that they develop together from the early years.

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