Download or read book Surprise, Uncertainty, and Mental Structures written by Jerome Kagan and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2002-04-15 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the distinctive manner that has made him one of the most influential forces in developmental psychology, Kagan challenges scientific commonplaces about mental processes, pointing in particular to the significant but undervalued role of surprise and uncertainty in shaping behavior, emotion, and thought.