Lecture 13: why do we have emotions?

Question 1

Biological reasoning

Answer 1

Have emotions for evolution and survival - however, this may inly be true for fear but not other emotions

Question 2

reserach: touch communicates distinct emotions

Answer 2

Hertenstein etal2006
P had to communicate given emotions through touching other p arm - found that was some success in other focused emotiosn but not on the others

Question 3

Reserach: how emotions effect social interactions

Answer 3

Isen and levin 1972

Those who found a coin in pay phone (happier) more likely to help a confederate compared to those who did not

Question 4

Reserach: Awe increases prosocial behaviour

Answer 4

Piff et al 2015

When experiencing aw, more likely to then engage in prosocial behavior (where some methodological issues tho)

Question 5

Research: sympathy and prosocial behaviour

Answer 5

Found that sympathy predicted prosocial behaviour (more sympathy, more hours). But this does not happen for distress.

Question 6

Reserach: behaviours in negotiation

Answer 6

Steinel et al 2008

staged negotiation process - the effect of expressing anger has on a context

Question 7

Research: emotion affecting cognitive operations

Answer 7

Buamann and DeSteno 2010

- when in angry condition, more likely to see an ambiguous object as a gun (important social implication)