Reeves Chapter 12 Flashcards
why are negative emotions life fear or anger useful?
researchers believe they are constructive responses to fundamental life tasks (even if they sometimes lead us astray)
six perennial questions
1.) what is an emotion?
2.) what causes an emotion?
3.) How many emotions are there?
4.) what good are emotions?
5.) can we control our emotions?
6.)what is the difference between? emotion and mood?
what is an emotion?
multidimensional and exist as subjective, biological, purposive, and expressive phenomenon.
feeling states but they are also biological responses, agents of purpose, and social expressive behaviors
we all know emotions by their feelings, but feelings are only…
a part of emotion
what is the order of the emotion process?
(worksheet)
1.) significant life event
2.) emotion
3.) bodily response/feeling/sense of purpose/expressive behavior
emotion exists as a combo of…
neural circuits, response systems, and a feeling state/process that motivates and organizes cognition and action
emotion is what choreographs…
feeling, bodily responsive, purposive, and expressive components into a coherent response
fear example:
eliciting event: ski slopes
feeling aspect: scared
bodily response: “pumped up”
purposive aspect: strongly desires self protection
expressive aspect: tensed eyes and corners of mouth pulled down
(fear (the emotion) is what synchronizes all of these aspects
emotions are one type of
motive
emotions serve as an ongoing…system to indicate how…. is going
readout, adaptation
researchers see emotions as ….states that are aimed at triggering…..
motivational, correct behaviors
example of emotions as motivational states triggering correct behavior
air deprivation,, loss of air causes an intense emotional reaction of terror, the terror causes the motivation to get back to homeostasis, NOT the air deprivation
no terror=no motivation
positive emotion signal…..and reflect…..
all is well…satisfaction
negative emotions act as a….
warning signal
when we encounter a significant life event (potential threat/opportunity)…
an emotion rises
example: walking in the dark causes cognitive and biological responses to the emotion of fear
biological theorists think…
emotions come from a biological core like the subcortical brain, and that emotions can arise without a cognitive event but NOT without a biological event
cognitive theorists think…
individuals cannot respond emotionally unless they first appraise the situation first
ex.) is the event important to me, is is relevant to my well being?
what is the “two systems view?”
both cognition and biology cause emotion, the two systems run parallel but are also interactive
-one system is innate and spontaneous (bio)
-one is an experience based system (cog.)
(chart in notebook)
biological emotion processing
sensory info is processed rapidly, automatically, and unconsciously by the subcortical brain structures and pathways
cognitive emotion processing
dependent on the unique learning history of the individual, sensory info is processed evaluatively, interpretively, and consciously by the cortical pathways
emotion is…
a process, a chain of events that aggregate into a complex feedback system
elements in plutchiks feedback loop
cognition, arousal, feelings, preparation of action, expressive displays, overt behavioral activity
what ends an emotion?
the removal of the significant life event, usually upon the use of coping behaviors
how many emotions are there?
depends on if you favor the cognitive or behavioral viewpoints
the biological theory emphasizes the ….and downplays the importance of….
basic emotions, secondary emotions
the cognitive theory emphasizes the importance of both…. and …. but acknowledges mush of their significance is rooted in….
basic, secondary emotions….personal, social, and cultural experience
the biological perspective states there is a range between … and …. basic emotions
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panskepp’s basic emotions
seeking, fear, anger/rage, lust, care, sadness/grief, and play. based on 7 neuroanatomical pathways on the subcortical brain
ekman’s basic emotions
fear, ager, sadness, disgust, happiness, surprise, and contempt, based on correspnding facial expressions
levensons basic emotions
suggests enjoyment, anger, fear, disgust, surprise, sadness, and said each emotion i distinct to a survival related challenge