Keith Oatley and Jennifer M. Jenkins bestselling book on the psychology of emotions is the most highly regarded and engaging text for the emotions course. While retaining its interdisciplinary breadth, historical insights, and engaging format, this new edition adds the expertise of outstanding researcher and dedicated teacher Dacher Keltner. The second edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect the latest research and developments in emotions and includes the following features:

Cohesive synthesis of evolutionary and cultural approaches to emotion
New chapters on communication of emotion, bodily changes, and appraisal
Increased emphasis on interpersonal implications of emotions, including studies of newly discovered expressions and systems of communication
New coverage on moral judgment, individual differences, geneenvironment interactions, and positive emotions
New coverage of subjective wellbeing and prosocial emotions like gratitude and compassion
Updated references throughout reflect current research and data, including research on affective neuroscience
A new design and pedagogical features include new integrated boxes that depict historical landmarks and historical figures, updated tables, boldfaced terms, and endofchapter summaries.