chapter 6 Flashcards
action units
a configuration of facial muscles or a discernible movement originating from them
affect
a subjective postive or negative evaluation of an object, which can vary in direction, intensity, and activity
display rules
cultural norms that dictate how we must modify our facial expressions to make them fit particular situations
emotion work
efforts to change the intensity or quality of feelings to bring them into line with the requirementd of the occasion
emotional deviation
when individuals project an emotion that is inappropriate or too high or low in intensity for a particular situation
emotional intelligence
one’s ability to read, understand, and respond to others’ emotional cues and behaviour
facial feedback hypothesis
states that facial muscles not only reflect emotion, but can also influence the emotion we feel
feeling rules
norms that dictate which emotions are appropriate for particular roles in a social context
individualistic emotion competence
“egofocused” emotions like anger and pride, that support children’s independence
mood
a general psychological condition that characterizes an individual’s expereince and emotional orientation for hours or even days. considerably less specific than an emotion
relational emotional competence
“other focused” emotions, like sympathy and shame, are taught to children in many east asian countries
sentiment
the social aspect of emotion. components of human responses that separate them from analogous responses animals would have
social emotions
emotions that cannot be understood or defined without reference to the social world; emotions that 1)involve an awareness of oneself in a social context, 2) emerge out of interaction with at least one other actor 3) are often experienced in reference to some kind of societal standard
two factor theory of emotion
schachter’s theory on the social roots of emotions proposes that emotional expereince results from a two step process: 1 an event in the environment produces a physiological reaction 2) we notice the physiological reaction and search for an appropriate explanation
