Epstein Secrets

. of California, Davis University of Washington (Edwards Lecture) SouthWest Psychology Conf, London Gold

e area of applied psychological research"), 1997 Oklahoma Scholar Leadership Enrichment Program Scholar 2001 Association for Psychological Science, William James Fellow Award, 2001 ("For significant lifetime intellectual contributions to the basic science of psychology.") Quad L Award (for "outstanding life-

mbolic interpretative view. This notion of resonance may also be useful in understanding other kinds of language impact from the fiery sermon of Edwards to the passionate speeches of Obama and Kennedy and King. In listening to speech that has impact, language has created a state in the listener th

are beneficial, for what individuals and in what contexts, and through what specific mechanisms. Recent research has made it patently clear that William James (1890, p. 442, 2) underestimated the faculties of human infants when he suggested that their first sensory experiences were a "blooming, buzzing

sceral in sermons. Consider the power of Jonathan Edwards’ sermon, which Clark Gilpin’s chapter discusses,

ces are beneficial, for what individuals and in what contexts, and through what specific mechanisms. Recent research has made it patently clear that William James (1890, p. 442, 2) underestimated the faculties of human infants when he suggested that their first sensory experiences were a “blooming, buzzing conf