Chapter 3: Emotions and Moods Flashcards
Two Primary reasons why emotions were not given much research attention before
- Myth of rationality
- Wide-standing belief
A state of feeling a conscious mental reaction subjectively experienced as strong feeling usually directed toward a specific object and typically accompanied by physiological and behavioral changes in the body.
Emotions
Accdg. to _____________, ___________ are activated due to specific stimuli, which set off certain behavioral patterns.
Plutchik’s Sequential model; Emotions
He idenitifed the following (8) survival behaviors that drive our actions:
- Protection
- Destruction
- Incorporation
- Rejection
- Reproduction
- Reintegration
- Exploration
- Orientation
Elimination of barrier to the satisfaction of needs
Destruction
Investigating an environment
Exploration
Withdrawal, retreat
Protection
Reaction to loss of nutrient product
Reintegration
approach, contract, genetic exhanges
Reproduction
Ingesting Nourishment
Incorporation
Reaction to contact with an unfamiliar object
Orientation
Riddance response to harmful material
Rejection
Three major Emotional Terms
- Affect
- Emotion
- Moods
the feelings that tend to be less intense than emotions and often lack a contextual stimulus.
moods
The intense feelings that are directed at someone or something.
emotion
are more fleeting than moods; are clearly revealed by facial expressions
Emotions
The generic term that covers a broad range of feelings that people experience.
Affect
It’s an umbrella concept that encompasses both emotions and moods.
Affect
are more cognitive, they cause us to think or brood for a while.
Moods
a temporary, conscious state of mind or feeling; an angry, irritable or sullen state of mind.
Moods
are feelings that are longer lasting than emotions and have no clear starting point of formation.
Moods
Two types of moods
- Positive moods
- Negative moods
would exist when employees feel excited or enthusiastic – joy, gratitude, excitement, self-assurance, cheerfulness
Positive moods
can cause hostile employees who are stressed – anger, guilt, nervousness, stress, anxiety
Negative moods
(8) Sources of emotions and moods
- Personality
- Day of the week and time of the day
- Weather
- Social activities
- Sleep
- Exercise
- Age
- Gender
illusory correlation explains why people tend to think nice weather improves their mood. It occurs when people associate two events that in reality have no connection.
Weather