Emotion Research: Theory and Methods

Author: Qiao Jianzhong
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Publish Date: 2003-11-01
Features: This book consists of nine chapters: Introduction, Cognitive Theories of Emotion, Physiological Theories of Emotion, Evolution of Emotion, Motivation Theories, Expression Research, Measurement of Subjective Experience, Measurement of Expression, Emotion and Moral Development, Emotion Regulation. The three features of this book: , Emphasis on recent literature and empirical research. The reference materials for this book are mostly first-hand materials from domestic and international psychological research on emotion. The theoretical elaboration part particularly emphasizes references to the writings of foreign theorists. At the same time, in the introduction and discussion reflecting recent research results, it focuses on citing empirical research findings, including the author's own related research findings. Therefore, this book can better reflect the overall development level of current emotional psychology in terms of academic thought. Section II, Emphasis on organic integration and ease of understanding. In the introduction and elaboration of various emotional theories, based on the trend of integration emphasized in the recent half-year's theoretical research in emotional psychology, the book no longer confines itself to a simple introduction of each emotional theory, downplaying factional debates, and instead focuses more on how to reasonably integrate them, discussing their respective research orientations, emphases on methods, and theoretical contributions and limitations from the perspective of their cognitive emotional essence, to adapt to the development of this discipline and facilitate reader learning. Third, emphasis on scientific and practical methodology, focusing on facilitating research. This book strives to overcome the shortcomings of "superficial treatment" in the methodology introductions of existing similar monographs, focusing on introducing emotional research methods from the perspective of facilitating reader learning and conducting emotional research in a scientific and practical manner. For this purpose, the book dedicates several chapters to systematically and comprehensively introducing commonly used methods in emotional research, especially those suitable for use under normal conditions.