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To understand individuals, we need to know not only their thoughts and actions but their feelings. Knowledge of a person's emotional experience is critical to our believing that we know who that person really is (Andersen & Ross, 1984). Emotional reactions reveal an individual's values and goals. They reflect basic biological tendencies as well as socially learned beliefs about the world and oneself. They reveal aspects of personality that people may wish to hide from others. Understanding emotions is key to understanding personality.
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To understand individuals, we need to know not only their thoughts and actions but their feelings. Knowledge of a person's emotional experience is critical to our believing that we know who that person really is (Andersen & Ross, 1984). Emotional reactions reveal an individual's values and goals. They reflect basic biological tendencies as well as socially learned beliefs about the world and oneself. They reveal aspects of personality that people may wish to hide from others. Understanding emotions is key to understanding personality.
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