Citation

Gendron M. Emot. Rev. 2010; 2(4): 371-372.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, International Society for Research on Emotion, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1754073910374669

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The effort to define the term "emotion" has a long history in the discipline of psychology. Izard’s survey (2010) canvassed prominent emotion theorists and researchers on their working definitions of emotion. The particular assumptions about emotion reported, as well as the conclusion that the term "emotion" lacks a consensus definition, both have historical precedent. In this commentary, I place Izard’s findings in this historical context and discuss the implications of his survey for the future of emotion research.