The Function of Emotions: When and Why Emotions Help Us

1 Functional Theory Heather Lench, Texas A&M University, Department of Psychology Functional theories of emotion, contrast these theories with different approaches to emotion, coverage of ongoing debates about emotion, lay out questions addressed by the book

2 Fear & Anxiety Rebecca Ferrer, University of Connecticut, National Institutes of Health How fear and anxiety promote attention and protective behaviors, effects on health behaviors and cognition

3 Anger Jennifer Lerner, Harvard University, Public Policy & Management How anger promotes motivation and goal-attainment, effects in business and marketing settings

4 Sadness Paul Andrews, McMaster University, Department of Psychology, Neuroscience, & Behavior How sadness and depression promote analysis of complex problems in goal pursuits, effects on well being and cognition.

5 Happiness Justin Storbeck, Queens College, CUNY, Department of Psychology How happiness promotes processing and attention, effects on relationships and cognition

6 Love & Desire Stephanie Cacioppo, The University of Chicago, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience How love and desire promote relationship development and goal attainment, effects on well-being and cognition

7 Jealousy Norman Li, Singapore Management University How jealousy facilitates relationship functioning

8 Pride June Tangney, George Mason University, Department of Psychology How pride promotes sense of self and identity, effects on social relationships and actions

9 Boredom James Danckert, University of Waterloo, Department of Psychology How boredom promotes goal seeking and exploration, effects in educational settings and on cognition

10 Disgust Debra Lieberman, University of Miami, Department of Psychology How disgust promotes protection of goals and social groups, effects on moral decisions, cognition, and political choice

11 Regret Marcel Zeelenberg, Tilburg University, Department of Social Psychology How regret promotes decision making and goal-pursuits, effects on cognition and on economic choices

12 Awe Lani Shiota, Arizona State University, Department of Psychology How awe promotes self-expansion and pro-social behaviors, effects on relationships and creativity