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posted on 2018-11-08, 09:46 authored by Jeanette G. JanesThis thesis examines emotion and the feeling of emotion across the life-span. The
ageing population is growing, and as emotions may influence aspects of healthy
ageing, it is of importance to know the differences and similarities in the experience
and perception of emotion between the younger and older population, as this may tell
us more about emotions themselves. Due to recent years' development of technology
our knowledge of the neurological aspects of emotions have increased, and with this
emotions have re-gained the interest of researchers from various fields such as
neuroscience and philosophy as well as many areas of psychology. Still, emotion
definitions are many and varied, and influenced by the area investigated. The aim of
this thesis was to provide a working definition of emotion which could encompass the
different aspects of what emotions are believed to be, and to investigate emotion in
different age groups. [Continues.]
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