Oct 15 - Emotions and social life Flashcards
Competing theories of facial expressions in the 1960s:
_______ ________: facial expressions are culturally learned, similar to language and gestures (proposed by ________ ____)
______ __________: facial expressions are innate responses (proposed by ________ _______)
Competing theories of facial expressions in the 1960s:
Social learning: facial expressions are culturally learned, similar to language and gestures (Margaret Mead)
Evolved adaptations: facial expressions are innate responses (Charles Darwin)
Emotions revealed - “KQED QUEST” (youtube video)
- _______ are not universal across cultures
- Human _______ is the closest thing we have to a universal language
- All ppl have the ability to______ _______ in the same way.
- ______ studied a secluded village in New Guinea
- Ekman’s research supported Darwin’s view that emotions are ________.
- There are 6 universal emotions: ___, ____, _______, _____, ______, _______ (“Jesus Feared he had a Disgusting ASS” [________ was later added])
- Motsomoto studied _____ ________
- Each emotion serves a specific evolutionary _______
Emotions revealed - “KQED QUEST” (youtube video)
- Gestures are not universal across cultures
- Human emotion is the closest thing we have to a universal language
- All ppl have the ability to express emotions in the same way.
- Ekman studied a secluded village in New Guinea
- Ekman’s research supported Darwin’s view that emotions are universal.
- There are 6 universal emotions: joy, anger, sadness, surprise, fear and disgust (contempt was later added)
- Motsomoto studied blind athletes
- Each emotion serves a specific evolutionary purpose
Ekman’s early work in New Guinea:
- ____ ______: minimal contact with other cultures
- Subjects matched ___________ facial expressions to _____
- Later: subjects _________ facial expressions for ______
Ekman’s early work in New Guinea:
- Fore culture: minimal contact with other cultures
- Subjects match photographed facial expressions to stories
- Later: subjects generated facial expressions for stories
Ekman’s theory of “basic” emotions:
To Ekman, “basic” means
• _______ categories
• evolved for fundamental ____ _____
• (maybe) building blocks of _______ emotions
Ekman’s theory of “basic” emotions:
To Ekman, “basic” means
• discrete categories
• evolved for fundamental life tasks
• (maybe) building blocks of complex emotions
Ekman’s theory:
an emotion is a coherent, _____-______ response
________ event –> ________ appraisal –> Distinctive: p_________, c________, s________ e_________ & s_____ (simultaneously)
Ekman’s theory:
an emotion is a coherent, multi-system response
Antecedent event –> Automatic appraisal –> Distinctive: physiology, cognition, subjective experience & signal (simultaneously)
Methodological criticisms of facial-expresion recognition studies:
- _______-______ response format
- ______-subjects design
- __________ facial expressions
• Faces presented without _______
Methodological criticisms of facial-expresion recognition studies:
- Forced-choice response format
- Within-subjects design
- Preselected facial expressions
• Faces presented without context
An alternative to Ekman:
Russell, Feldman Barrett
What we call the “emotion” is just a ____\_ that people apply to a set of ________ responses
response systems: p___________, c_______, s________ e__________ & e__________ [simultaneously] –> e______
An alternative to Ekman:
Russell, Feldman Barrett
What we call the “emotion” is just a label that people apply to a set of separate responses
response systems: physiological, cognitive, subjective experiences & Expressions [simultaneously] –> emotion
(emotions) Inevitable or controllable?
- Research on microexpressions and deception suggests we have ______, ________ control
(emotions) Inevitable or controllable?
* Research on microexpressions and deception suggests we have partial, imperfect control
Display rules:
Display rules are rules governing what ________ can and cannot be expressed and _____ ____ ___________
Display rules:
Display rules are rules governing what emotions can and cannot be expressed and under what circumstances