Cognition and emotion are not longer considered an odd couple. In introducing this compilation of several recently published chapters from the journal Cognition & Emotion, Belgian
psychologists De Houwer (Ghent U.) and Hermans (U. of Leuven) note that the field of experimental psychopathology, which studies the interactions between these phenomena, is booming.
International researchers review classic and contemporary theories on emotion causation (e.g., those of William James, Schachter, appraisal theories, network theories, philosophical perceptual
theories); debates over whether 'feelings have a mind of their own'; and evidence on the interplay between emotional stimuli and cognitive processes from perspectives which stress either the
instinctual or constructed nature of emotions. Annotation 穢2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
