PSY331 - 1. Intro

Question 1

Emotion

Answer 1

we have experience with the emotions
antecedents
when do we feel one over the other
emotions gives us signals

Question 2

Emotion

Answer 2

anger - needs aren’t met because of outside circumstances
feeling sting of emotion reminds you of the experience
decide what is this signal
Philosophers thought emotions were destructive
tied to a prediction of an emotion you’ll feel later

Question 3

Emotion

Answer 3

dealing with people, remember you are not dealing
with creatures of logic, but creatures of emotion
emotion + reason work together
consciousness of emotion
without feelings it’s hard to make decisions

Question 4

Emotion

Answer 4

modality in certain patterns
emotions shape our experience of a situation
moods can change thoughts and vice versa

Question 5

How do Emotions Impact Relationships?

Answer 5

no love means we wouldn’t take care of offspring

negative emotions - we avoid it, but we don’t wanna turn it off

Question 6

How do Emotions Impact Relationships?

Answer 6

no guarantee we can avoid it
everyday we’re afraid there’s no guarantee
anxiety: future we think we’re not gonna be happy
jealousy: important to me, on alert, want
signals to your insecurities

Question 7

How do Emotions Impact Relationships?

Answer 7

opportunity to think about what these feelings are telling us

Question 8

Functions: Social Groups & Love

Answer 8

motivating factor
bonds us together
intimate
different experiences - cannot know exactly how the other felt

Question 9

Functions: Social Groups & Love

Answer 9

even if all the cues point to one emotion - we can’t experience it
it can signal to the group how you feel and it can connect us
keeps us in our group - don’t wanna fail our group
anger indicates power
indicates our status in the group

Question 10

Functions: Social Groups & Love

Answer 10

Love
we need emotions to motivate long term commitment and reciprocity - guilt
maintains need for each other

Question 11

Functions: Values

Answer 11

tells us whether we love or hate somebody
same morals = like
tells us whether we love or hate somebody
same morals = like
bad emotions = feel pain
not always bad - birth

Question 12

Functions: Signals

Answer 12

signals as to which path to take in life
tell you to pay attention, remember this, do this diff or the same way
signals from other people - help me

Question 13

Functions: Priorities

Answer 13

not being able to turn emotion off signals urgency
we can’t satisfy needs all at one
needs shift - emotions tell us which one we need more at the moment