315 chapter 11 Flashcards
emotion
functional reaction to stimulus change, reactions occur along various channels/dimensions, operate in synchrony for purpose of adaptation to stimulus
B.F skinner in emotion
emotions are byproducts of behaviors
Channels
dimensions that express emotion
4 channels of emotion
affect, facial, physiological behavior
affect
private subjective experience, awareness of physiological feelings that are specific to a particular emmotions; either pleasant or unpleasant
facial
expressios that register on the face
physiological
heart rate, muscle tension, respiration
behavior
function to meet aim of emotion
response coherence postulate
emotion channels are associated together, channels change together in tandem in synchrony to fulfill the aim of an eneryg
methods for uncovering basic emotions
analysis of meaning of emotion words, describe visual scenes of emotion situations, examining facial expressions
universal emotions
joy, love, surprise, sadness, fear, anger disgust
emotion prototype
most representative common meaning of all words within an emotion category
facial expressions
smiles, tears, eyebrows, blushing, 28 different categories of emotion
self conscious emotions
stem from what others think of us (guilt, shame, embrass)
William James
no limit of # of possible different emotions but not worthwhile to find all
common sense theory
thoughts cause emotions; emotions cause behavior
Biological perspective of emotions
james-lange theory, autonomic n.s, connections between physiological response and emotions, facial feedback hypothesis
james-lange theory
emotions direct results of physiological changes that occur automatically in response to stimulus; emotions are minds interpretation to body’s response
autonomic n.s
maintains homeostasis; Sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system
cannon bard theory
certain physiological response co-occur with emotions; involve thalamus
facial feedback hypothesis
different facial movements produce different emotional expressions
connections between physiological responses and emotions
sadness/grief, fear/anger, embarrassment