Jerome Kagan Ph.D.

About

Jerome Kagan, Ph.D., is an emeritus professor of psychology at Harvard University and one of the pioneers of the field of developmental psychology. The author of numerous books including The Nature of the Child and Galen’s Prophecy, he received the William James Award from American Psychological Association. In 2009 he was featured in a New York Times Magazine cover story about anxiety.

Books by Jerome Kagan Ph.D.

Recent Posts

Minds and Machines

The unease that pervades many minds requires a return to the processes of minds.

The Continuity of Traits

The faith in the preservation of infant experience is inconsistent with the evidence.

The Issue of Continuity

Some human properties are unique

How Do We Know?

Understanding requires more than the comprehension of verbal statements.

Words II

Sole reliance on verbal reports is slowing progress and creating misleading conclusions

Sole reliance on verbal reports is slowing progress and creating misleading conclusions

On the Nature of Words, Part 1

The meanings of words are less transparent than many assume.

The meanings of words are less transparent than many assume.

Why Do We Educate?

The concern with facts is a danger in current practices.

The concern with facts is a danger in current practices.

On Friendships

History, not biology, transformed a separate self into a lonely one.

History, not biology, transformed a separate self into a lonely one.

On the Unexpected

Humans live in a narrow corridor between predictability and unscheduled experience.

Humans live in a narrow corridor between predictability and unscheduled experience.

Do Moral Agents Behave Morally?

Loyalty to private conscience can mean violating local values.

Loyalty to private conscience can mean violating local values.