TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Descriptive and Prescriptive Definitions of Emotion
JO  - Emotion review
A1  - Widen, Sherri C.
A1  - Russell, James A.
SP  - 377
EP  - 378
VL  - 2
IS  - 4
N2  - Izard (2010) did not seek a descriptive definition of emotion—one that describes the concept as it is used by ordinary folk. Instead, he surveyed scientists’ prescriptive definitions—ones that prescribe how the concept should be used in theories of emotion. That survey showed a lack of agreement today and thus raised doubts about emotion as a useful scientific concept.<p />
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SN  - 1754-0739
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1754073910374667
ID  - ref1
ER  -