Carroll Izard
Carroll Izard | |
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| Born | Carroll Ellis Izard October 8, 1923 |
| Died | February 5, 2017 (aged 93) |
| Citizenship | American |
| Alma mater | Syracuse University |
| Known for | Differential Emotions universally discernible in the facial expressions of infants; Maximally Discriminative Affect Coding System (MAX); Differential Emotions Scale (DES-IV) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Psychology of Affects (emotional development in children) |
| Institutions | University of Delaware; Vanderbilt University |
Carroll Ellis Izard (October 8, 1923 – February 5, 2017) was an American research psychologist known for his contributions to differential emotions theory (DET), and the Maximally Discriminative Affect Coding System (MAX) on which he worked with Paul Ekman. Izard also undertook empirical studies into the facial feedback hypothesis according to which emotions which have different functions also cause facial expressions which in turn provide us with cues about what emotion a person is feeling. In addition, Izard constructed a multidimensional self-report measure – the Differential Emotions Scale – currently in its 4th edition (DES-IV). His later research focused on emotional development in young children and the development and testing of his Emotions Course for Young Children.