What Is Emotion?: History, Measures, and Meanings by Jerome Kagan

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In this sophisticated overview of human emotions, a widely respected psychologist and author addresses the ambiguities and embraces the controversies that surround this intriguing subject. An insightful and lucid thinker, Jerome Kagan examines what exactly we do know about emotions, which... read more

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Jerome Kagan (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Yale University Press
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Publication Date: 2007
ISBN: 0300124740
Page Count: 288

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Dewey: 152.4

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Books › Professional & Technical › Medical › Medicine › Internal Medicine › Psychiatry
Books › Health, Mind & Body › Psychology & Counseling › By Topic › Emotions
Books › Medicine › Specialties › Psychiatry
Books › Health, Mind & Body › Mental Health › Emotions
Books › Health, Mind & Body › Psychology & Counseling › History
Books › Health, Mind & Body › Psychology & Counseling › Personality

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