Functions of Emotions
Posted December 24, 2013
It is impossible to imagine life without emotion. Emotions play many important roles in people’s lives and have been the topic of scientific inquiry in psychology for well over a century. In the newest Noba chapter, David Matsumoto and Hyisung Hwang of San Francisco State describe those roles and look critically at three areas: the intrapersonal, the interpersonal, and the social and cultural functions of emotions. Take a close look and learn about how emotions provide meaning to us individually, to the groups we're a part of and to society as a whole.
