@article{ref1,
title="The Many Meanings/Aspects of Emotion: Definitions, Functions, Activation, and Regulation",
journal="Emotion review",
year="2010",
author="Izard, C. E.",
volume="2",
number="4",
pages="363-370",
abstract="Many psychological scientists and behavioral neuroscientists affirm that &quot;emotion&quot; influences thinking, decision-making, actions, social relationships, well-being, and physical and mental health. Yet there is no consensus on a definition of the word &quot;emotion,&quot; and the present data suggest that it cannot be defined as a unitary concept. Theorists and researchers attribute quite different yet heuristic meanings to &quot;emotion.&quot; They show considerable agreement about emotion activation, functions, and regulation. The central goal of this article is to alert researchers, students, and other consumers of &quot;emotion&quot; research to the multiple meanings or aspects that distinguished scientists attribute to &quot;emotion,&quot; increase appreciation of its interesting and challenging complexity, and sharpen perspectives on &quot;emotion&quot; and the associated body of literature that is of critical significance to science and society.<p />",
language="",
issn="1754-0739",
doi="10.1177/1754073910374661",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1754073910374661"
}