emotion and motivation Flashcards
emotions
motivated state marked by physiological arousal, expressive behaviour, and mental experience
discrete emotions theory
humans experience a small number of distinct emotions, even if they combine in complex ways
- all humans have them even if they are expressed differently
primary emotions
small number of emotions that are thought to be universal
1. happiness
2. disgust
3. sadness
4. fear
5. surprise
6. contempt
7. anger
secondary emotions
seem to be cross-culturally universal and are made up of primary
ex: alarm, hatred, schadenfreude
display rules
how and when to express emotions
- differs in cultures
- does not influence emotions itself but its overt expression (ex; boys dont cry)
facial expression
primary emotions might be associated with distinct facial expressions
- can help distinguish real and fake emotion
physiology and emotion
primary emotions may be distinguished by physiological elements such as heart rate increasing with neg emotions, digestive system slowing down when scared
duchenne
real, involuntary emotion
pan Am
fake, voluntary emotions
cognitive theories on emotions
- emotions are products of thinking, not the other way around
james lange theory
emotions result from our interpretations of our bodily reactions to stimuli
cannon-bard theory
emotion provoking events lead to simultaneous emotional and bodily reactions
somatic marker theory
- domasio
- we use our gut reactions to inform our actions
two factor theory
emotions are produced by an undifferentiated arousal (alertness) with and attribution (explanation) of that arousal
facial feedback hypothesis
- feedback from facial expressions can influence emotions possibly through feedback directly to the brain or as a result of classical conditioning
- facial expressions influence your expression