The Intrapersonal Functions of Emotion
Cognition & EmotionPublished 1 September 1999
Robert W. Levenson
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a re the funct io ns o f emo tion? ’ ’ T h e o pen ing pa ragraph (p. 123) o f my respo nse st ill cap tu res t he essence o f my view: Emotions are shor t-lived psycho logical-physiological phenomena tha t repre-
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