情绪定义的分类列表及对共同点定义的建议--外文翻译参考文献.pdfVIP

~,lotivation and Emotion, VoL 5, No. 4, t981 A Categorized List of Emotion Definitions, with Suggestions for a Consensual Definition Paul R. Kleinginna, Jr., and Anne M. Kleinginna Georgia Southern College A majorproblem in thefield of emotion has been the wide variety of defini- tions that have been proposed. In an attempt to resolve the resulting ter- minological confusion, 92 definitions and 9 skeptical statements were compiledfrom a variety of sources in the literature of emotion. These defi- nitions and statements were classified into an outline of 11 categories, on the basis of the emotional phenomena or theoretical issues emphasized. There are two traditional experiential categories of affect and cognition; threephysical categories of external emotional stimuli, physiological mech- anisms, and emotional~expressive behavior; definitions that emphasize disruptive or adaptive effects; definitions that emphasize the multiaspect nature of emotionalphenomena, those that distinguish emotionfrom other processes, and those that emphasize the overlap between emotion and motivation; and skeptical or disparaging statements about the usefulness of the concept of emotion. The definitions are evaluated, trends are identified, and a model definition isproposed. The problems involved in defining emotion have been recognized by many writers. According to English and English (1958), emotion is virtually im- possible to define, except in terms of conflicting theories. Fantino (1973) remarked: Unfortunately, emotional behavior has not been scientifically studied with the same breadth and depth as many other fields in psychol- ogy. One reason for this dearth of knowledge and of agreeme