Integrating Emotions and Cognition Throughout the Lifespan

• Main Author: Labouvie-Vief, Gisela (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Subjects: Psychology.; Education > Philosophy.; Aging.; Developmental psychology.; Biological psychology.; Personality.; Social psychology.; Developmental Psychology.; Educational Philosophy.; Biological Psychology.; Personality and Social Psychology.

This book presents a coherent framework for the balanced development of emotions and cognition throughout the lifespan. It synthesizes rich sources across psychology and neuroscience to show that the brain is hard-wired for basic emotions as well as reasoning, and that these structures mature as ind...