Emotions of Animals and Humans [electronic resource] : Comparative Perspectives /
Watanabe, Shigeru.editor.
Kuczaj, Stan.editor.
This book takes a multidisciplinary approach to emotion, with contributions from biologists, psychologists, neuroscientists, robot engineers, and artists. A wide range of emotional phenomena is discussed, including the notion that humans’ sophisticated sensibility, as evidenced by our aesthetic appreciation of the arts, is based at least in part on a basic emotional sensibility that is found in young children and perhaps even some non-human animal species.  As a result, this book comprises a unique comparative perspective on the study of emotion. A number of chapters consider emotions in a variety of animal groups, including fish, birds, and mammals. Other chapters expand the scope of the book to humans and robots. Specific topics covered in these chapters run the gamut from lower-level emotional activity, such as emotional expression, to higher-level emotional activity, such as altruism, love, and aesthetics. Taken as a whole, the book presents manifold perspectives on emotion and provides a solid foundation for future multidisciplinary research on the nature of emotions.
Description based upon print version of record.
""Emotions of Animals and Humans""; ""Preface""; ""References""; ""Contents""; ""Part I: Emotion in Animals""; ""Chapter 1: Emotions Are at the Core of Individual Social Performance""; ""1.1 Introduction""; ""1.2 Common Mechanistic Grounds in Vertebrate Emotionality and Sociality""; ""1.3 Conservative Vertebrate Brains""; ""1.4 Coping with Stress: In the Context of Emotionality""; ""1.5 Individuality, Temperament, Personality""; ""1.6 Why Are Humans Drawn into Companionships with Animals?""; ""1.7 Social Universials Allow for Social Relationships Between Humans and Their Companion Animals""
""References""""Chapter 2: Hormonal Modulation of Aggression: With a Focus on Teleost Studies""; ""2.1 Introduction""; ""2.1.1 Aggression in Fish""; ""2.1.2 Approaches to Investigate Mechanisms of Emotional Behavior""; ""2.2 Behavioral Effects of Peptide Hormones on Aggression""; ""2.2.1 Teleosts""; ""2.2.2 Birds""; ""2.2.3 Rodents""; ""2.2.4 Interspecific Comparison""; ""2.3 Action Sites of Peptide Hormones in Teleosts""; ""2.3.1 Peripheral Action""; ""2.3.2 Central Action: Anatomical Studies""; ""2.3.3 Central Action: Functional Studies""; ""2.3.3.1 Telencephalon""
""2.3.3.2 Diencephalon/Midbrain""""2.3.3.3 Hindbrain""; ""2.4 Conclusion""; ""References""; ""Chapter 3: Emotional Birdsâ€?Or Advanced Cognitive Processing?""; ""3.1 The Four Studies""; ""3.1.1 Object Permanence Experiment""; ""3.1.2 Phonological Awareness""; ""3.1.3 Insightful String Pulling""; ""3.1.4 Numerical Tasks""; ""3.2 Implications of the Data""; ""3.3 Conclusions""; ""References""; ""Chapter 4: Why Do Dolphins Smile? A Comparative Perspective on Dolphin Emotions and Emotional Expressions""; ""4.1 Animal Emotions?""; ""4.2 Methods for Studying Animal Emotions""
""4.2.1 Physiological Measures""""4.2.2 Behavioral Measures""; ""4.2.3 Behavioral and Physiological Measures""; ""4.2.4 Studying Emotions in Wild Populations""; ""4.2.5 Animal Personality and Animal Emotion""; ""4.3 Dolphin Emotions?""; ""4.3.1 Dolphin Vocal Expressions of Emotions""; ""4.3.2 Dolphin Use of Posture to Express Emotions""; ""4.3.3 Touch as a Mode of Dolphin Emotional Expression?""; ""4.3.4 Do Dolphins Grieve?""; ""4.4 Conclusions""; ""References""; ""Chapter 5: Play and Emotion""; ""5.1 Types of Play""; ""5.2 Emotions and Play""; ""5.3 Play Signals""
""5.3.1 Play Signals Vs. Playing with Signals""""5.4 Benefits of Play""; ""5.5 Conclusions""; ""References""; ""Chapter 6: The Use of Emotion Symbols in Language-Using Apes""; ""6.1 Emotion and Language-Using Apes""; ""6.2 Methods""; ""6.2.1 Participants""; ""6.2.1.1 Apes""; ""6.2.1.2 Children""; ""6.2.2 Data Collection""; ""6.2.2.1 Apes""; "" Reliability for Data Collection""; ""6.2.2.2 Children""; ""6.2.3 Coding""; ""6.2.4 Database""; ""6.3 Results""; ""6.3.1 Use and Comprehension of Internal State Words""; ""6.3.2 Pragmatic Force and Co-Construction""; ""6.3.2.1 Self- and Other-Reference""
""6.3.2.2 Past and Future Reference""
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book takes a multidisciplinary approach to emotion, with contributions from biologists, psychologists, neuroscientists, robot engineers, and artists. A wide range of emotional phenomena is discussed, including the notion that humans’ sophisticated sensibility, as evidenced by our aesthetic appreciation of the arts, is based at least in part on a basic emotional sensibility that is found in young children and perhaps even some non-human animal species.  As a result, this book comprises a unique comparative perspective on the study of emotion. A number of chapters consider emotions in a variety of animal groups, including fish, birds, and mammals. Other chapters expand the scope of the book to humans and robots. Specific topics covered in these chapters run the gamut from lower-level emotional activity, such as emotional expression, to higher-level emotional activity, such as altruism, love, and aesthetics. Taken as a whole, the book presents manifold perspectives on emotion and provides a solid foundation for future multidisciplinary research on the nature of emotions.
Behavioral sciences.
Zoology.
Developmental psychology.
Neuropsychology.
Philosophy.
Artificial intelligence.
Behavioral Sciences.
Zoology.
Developmental Psychology.
Neuropsychology.
Philosophy, general.
Artificial Intelligence.
The Science of the Mind