emotion Flashcards
facial expression and emotions
leverson et al (1990)
different emotions associated w different kinds of facial expression
p make muscle mouvement associated with specific emotion
- > reported emotion that went w facial expression
- > particular muscle mouvement generate emotional experience
- > diff physiological activities depending on muscle mouvement
- fear: increase parathyrpid and heart rate
- digust :lower heart rate
- anger : high heart rate and high skin temperature
what are the roles of emotion in social interaction?
facial expressions:
- express how you’re feeling
- facilitate communication
- change course of social interaction
association between emotions and helping behaviour ?
isen and lexin 1972
‘found coin’ (happy) condiiton => more likely to help
happines -> more likely to behave şn prosocial behaviour
piff et al 2015
experience of awe =>more prosocial behaviour
eisenberg et al 1989
sympathy predicted prosocial behaviour
more sympathy=more hours vollunterring
distress no prediction of volounterring hours
not all emotion make differenec in social interaction
what is the constructionist view of emotion?
emotion is a construct in the brain, it’s experience is shaped by cognitive situational social and cultural factors
what is the experience on westerners vs papua guine emotion recogntiion?
ekman and friedsan 1969
people from papua guniue, nı exposure to western culture/civilisation
-> good at recognising emotions expressed on photo
amercans able to recognise papau gunie expression of emmotion
=> speciifc facial expressions for each basic emotion, that’s recognisable by people over the world
what are the dimensions that underly emotion recognision?
valance: how (+) or (-) is an emotion
activation: active or passive
we think in terms of dimensions
if emotion occupy similar places in dimensions
-> difficulty recognising specific facial expression
what is the study about blind children
galati et al 2003
look at facial expression of blind children (from birth: no exposure to visual expression)
show varous emoitons
-> facial expression produced similar to sighted children
what is the role of the amygdala in emotions?
amygdala respond to feraful facial expression
activation in both american and japaness inv.
-> bio mechanism for recognising fear
us stronger response for us faces
japs stronger response for japs faces
-> moderated by culture
what is the cognitive component of emotions depending on cultures?
interdependent: Turkey, suronon
- >own social worth, worth in grp
- >focus relationship more active readiness
- >emotion signal reality; belief about self, others relationship
İndividualist : dutch netherlands
- > personal concern
- > focus on self thus less action readiness
- > emotion signals internal subjective feelings, almost no belief
what are the anger types? and how do they differ depending on culture?
strongest aggressive response (blame): when close other harm the person
weakest aggressive response: when distant other (stranger) inconsiderate
- > USA and belgium (indv)
- > protection of autonomy, focus on own affair,blame others
strong aggressive response: distant other harm the person
weak aggressive response: close other are inconsiderate
- > japs (interdependent)
- > importance on relationships, protection of close indv, avoid blaming, less aggression
how does the experience of emotion varies across cultures?
us-> positive emotions
japs-> same for both level
emotions as interpersonal engagement
interpersonally engaged: communal feeling, respect
disengaged: pride , superiority , self centered
individualistic culture-> interpersonal disengagement
interdependece culture-> interpersonal engaged
behaviour in accordance w values of culture => feeling of happiness
