Emotion - Exam 4 Flashcards
emotions
feelings that involve physiological arousal, conscious experience, and behavioral expression
responses to both internal and external stimuli
7 basic emotions (definition)
universal facial features, cross cultural evidence
7 basic emotions (what are they?)
joy, sadness, fear, anger, disgust, surprise, and contempt
why do we have emotions?
adaptive - pre language (crucial for survival)
positive or negative emotions are markers of how someone is doing
positive emotions indicate…
markers of well being
negative emotions indicate…
markers of something needs to change
James Lange theory of emotion
emotion is the result of physiological response (perceive stimulus -> physical arousal -> emotion)
Cannon-Bard Theory of emotion
emotion and physiological response occurs at the same time, simultaneous and independent
**case studies of people with spinal cord injuries questions independence
Two Factor Theory of emotion (Schachter-Singer Theory)
emotion is determined by physical arousal and cognitive learning (phys and cog responses inform emotion)
ex: epinephrine experiment
can emotions be experienced before we think about them?
yes
ex: simple likes, dislikes, and fears
behavioral factors in emotion
facial expressions
facial muscles send signals to the brain, helps us recognize what emotion we are experiencing (ie happier when we smile, sadder when we frown)
facial feedback hypothesis (experiment)
had participants hold a pencil either between their teeth (smile) or between their lips (frown)
participants rated cartoons
people who held with teeth/smiled rated cartoons as funnier than lips and control
how can we express emotions?
nonverbal cues, experience, facial muscles
nonverbal cues (how can we detect them?)
very good at detecting nonverbal threats
ex: in a crowd of faces an angry face is more recognizable than a happy face
experience (how can our experience affect how we perceive emotions?)
children who have been verbally abused understand early cues of anger faster
highly affects perception of emotion
facial muscles
it is difficult to hide emotions on face
gender marked/gender typed emotions
marking an emotion as female/male
women and men use emotional words differently based on gender typing stereotypes
how are men’s emotional displays typically labeled?
passionate vs emotional
ex: looking for a dean (man and woman candidates)
what gender typically does better at reading emotional cues?
women (greater nonverbal sensitivity, emotional literacy, and emotional responsiveness)
**why? taught differently
who are parents more likely to talk about people and emotions with, daughter or son?
daughter
feeling rules
meanings of emotions
others expectations of feelings
how one is to recognize emotion in others
**children learn these
