Psychology of Emotion

Paula M. Niedenthal is Professor of Psychology and director of the Niedenthal Emotions Lab at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her research crosses the areas of the social psychology of emotion and the affective neurosciences, and focuses on the ways by which individuals represent and process emotional information. François Ric is Professor of Psychology and laboratory director at the Université de Bordeaux. His research focuses on the underlying processes of social behaviors, with a special interest in the role of emotions, and in implicit processes.

Now reorganized, and with new chapters on the brain and on happiness, this updated second edition will continue to provide students with an engaging introduction to the psychology of emotion.-W. Gerrod Parrott, Professor of Psychology, Georgetown University, USAThis book is terrific—up to date, well-written, comprehensive, accessible, and enjoyable. Diverse views in the field are presented in a balanced manner. Questions of what emotions are, how they came to be, and why we need them are addressed. This is a great resource for undergraduates, graduate students, and emotion scholars. -Margaret S. Clark, John M. Musser Professor of Psychology, Yale University, USA

• 1. Theories of Emotion. 2. Methods for the Science of Emotion. 3. The Emotional Brain. 4. Functions of Emotion. 5. Expression of Emotion. 6. Self-conscious Emotions. 7. Happiness. 8. Emotion and Cognition. 9. Emotion Regulation. 10. Emotion and Group Processes. 11. Gender and Emotion. 12. Universals and Cultural Differences in Emotions.