Silvan Tomkins
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Silvan Tomkins was an American psychologist best known for developing affect theory, which emphasized the central role of innate emotional responses in human motivation and personality.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Silvan Tomkins canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
psychologist
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theorist ⓘ |
| arguedThat |
cognition is shaped by affect
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emotion is central to personality organization ⓘ motivation is grounded in affective systems ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| developedConcept |
affect-script theory
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primary affects ⓘ scripts as patterns of affective experience ⓘ |
| familyName | Tomkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
affect theory
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cognitive science ⓘ personality psychology ⓘ psychology ⓘ |
| fullName | Silvan Solomon Tomkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Silvan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Donald Nathanson
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Michael Apter NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Ekman NERFINISHED ⓘ affective neuroscience NERFINISHED ⓘ clinical psychology ⓘ cognitive science ⓘ emotion research ⓘ narrative psychology ⓘ personality theory ⓘ philosophy of emotion ⓘ social psychology ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
behaviorism
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cognitive psychology ⓘ psychoanalysis ⓘ |
| knownFor |
affect theory
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script theory ⓘ theory of innate affects ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| theoryEmphasizes |
central role of affect in motivation
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central role of affect in personality ⓘ innate emotional responses ⓘ |
| viewedAffectAs |
biologically based
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innate ⓘ primary motivator of human behavior ⓘ |
| workContrastedWith |
drive theory
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purely cognitive theories of motivation ⓘ |
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