9. Behavioural aspects of emotion

Question 1

What does the expression of an emotion intensity? (Emotion psychobiology)

Answer 1

the emotional response from another individual

Question 2

What does the biological perspective suggest about emotion? (Emotion psychobiology)

Answer 2

It has evolved through natural selection

Question 3

What is a common feature in fear and surprise and why does this help? (Emotion psychobiology)

Answer 3

Widening of the eyes helps to see more of the surroundings

Question 4

What is the chain of events for ‘folk psychology’? (Emotion psychobiology)

Answer 4

Stimulus
Evaluate
Emotional response
Physiological response

Question 5

What is the chain of events for the ‘James-Lange theory’? (Emotion psychobiology)

Answer 5

Stimulus
Physiological response
Sense the response
Emotional feeling

Question 6

What is the Damasio somatic marker hypothesis? (Emotion psychobiology)

Answer 6

Feelings are able to guide decision making

Question 7

What did Schacter and Singer propose? (Emotion psychobiology)

Answer 7

physiology + cognition = emotion

Question 8

What is Zajonc’s affective primacy theory? (Emotion psychobiology)

Answer 8

Stimulus leads to an unconscious affect, creating a feeling

Question 9

What two ways can emotions be classified? (Emotion psychobiology)

Answer 9

• Social constructions

- Darwinian