Autor: Kagan Jerome Kagan

What is an emotion? Can emotion be measured? How can we know if a person is experiencing an emotion? In this sophisticated overview of human emotions, a widely respected psychologist and author addre …

In this elegantly written book, Jerome Kagan melds the history of the field of psychology during the past 50 years with the story of his own research efforts of the same period and an analysis of wha …

This book is the product of years of thought and a profound concern for the state of contemporary psychology. Jerome Kagan, a theorist and leading researcher, examines popular practices and assumptio …

A revered psychologist invites us to re-examine our thinking about controversial contemporary issues, from the genetic basis for behaviors to the functions of education In this thought-provoking book …

We have seen these children-the shy and the sociable, the cautious and the daring-and wondered what makes one avoid new experience and another avidly pursue it. At the crux of the issue surrounding t …

Do the first two years of life really determine a child’s future development? Are human beings, like other primates, only motivated by pleasure? And do people actually have stable traits, like intell …

When we are startled by the new, confronted with discrepancies, our knowing gives way to uncertainty—and changes. In the distinctive manner that has made him one of the most influential forces in dev …