The Human Spark

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

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

Some human properties are unique

Understanding requires more than the comprehension of verbal statements.

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

The meanings of words are less transparent than many assume.

The concern with facts is a danger in current practices.

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

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

Loyalty to private conscience can mean violating local values.

Emotional words are interpretations of feelings in a setting.

Too many psychological concepts ignore the settings in which agents behave

A chronic state of happiness is elusive because it requires both a special biology and the opportunity to attain the praiseworthy goals invented during adiolescence.

The mind requires its own vocabulary.

Health

The Consequences of Status Differences

Jerome Kagan Ph.D. on October 1, 2013

Status differentials have many implications for society.

Status differentials have many implications for society.

The parents make several contributions to children's development. The influence of the child's identifications is not being awarded the importance it warrants.

Genes must be combined with experiences on order to create psychological traits

The worry about mutual orgasms in marriage is causing troubles.

The concept of attachment is controversial because we do not have a sensitive index of a child's attachment. Until we do, no strong conclusions are possible.