Big Quiz 2 Flashcards
The components of emotion
Subjective feelings, expressions, physiological changes, action tendency & cognition (appraisal)
Action tendency
Behaviors that are associated with emotion
Modal model of emotion
Relevant situations arouse multi-systems responses; the longer the exposure the longer the response (Gross & Thompson)
Steps of modal model of emotion
Situation
Attention
appraisal
Multi-system response
Emotion generative cycle
Situations, attention,apprasial and responses cycle through a feedback loop
Principles of natural selection
Superabundance
Variation
selection
Evolutionary psychology
Study of cognitive mechanisms that have evolved to overcome barriers to survival or reproduction
Principles of evolutionary Psychology I
Input is needed for mechanisms of adaptation to evolve
A callus (adaptation) could not evolve without input (friction)
Jealousy (adaptation) could signal that partner(s) are defecting from the relationship
Principles of evolutionary Psychology II
All psychological mechanisms are shaped by evolution
Example: Superabundance creates competition; variation and trait selection shapes evolution.
Selection is the most important for understanding the context in which traits evolve.
Principles of evolutionary Psychology III
Psychological adaptations are information processing devices: Inputs (adaptive issue)
Decision Rules (potential resolutions)
Outputs (action)
Why did emotions evolve?
To psychologically adapt and cope with issues (input)
Principles of evolutionary Psychology VI
Psychological mechanisms occur in the brain
Principles of evolutionary Psychology V
Psychological adaptations are functional
Example: Darwin; the beaks of finches evolved around their food systems
Results of Monkey Study
- Lab monkeys learned snake fear response from wild monkeys
- Lab monkeys watched wild monkeys respond fearfully to flowers, but didn’t imitate the behavior
- Case point: the object of fear must have a strong innate evolutionary component
Infant + Rat Study
Berridge; rats and infants displayed identical facial expressions to sweet and bitter tastes
Results of Olympic Photo Study
Matsumoto; no differences in expressive displays in blind & sighted athletes
Evidence for Innate Emotions I
Monkeys readily acquired fear responses to evolutionarily-important stimuli
Evidence for Innate Emotions II
Babies make context appropriate emotional expressions
Evidence for Innate Emotions III
Rodents responded to sweet and bitter tastes like human infants
Evidence for Innate Emotions IV
Blind athletes make context appropriate expressions