Week 5- Emotion in relationships

Question 1

Why have emotions been neglected

Answer 1

Come too naturally, they are too mysterious

Question 2

What is the theory on emotion

Answer 2

To experience an emotion there must be:
1- An event or stimulus in the world (including within our own minds and bodies)
2) We must notice and pay attention to the stimulus

Question 3

Why do we pay attention to some stimuli and not others?

Answer 3

Mindlessness- People rely on schematic knowledge to carry out routine behaviours in pursuit of higher order plans

Question 4

What part of the brain is activated when emotions are interupted?

Answer 4

The limbic system

Question 5

What are the two dimensions that we appraise interruptions with?

Answer 5

Valence- is it good/bad or helpful/harmful?
Relevance/importance?- does it matter.
If a stimulus is appraised then emotion is the likely outcome

Question 6

Berscheld theory

Answer 6

P and O had his or her own connected chains (intra-chains) of organised action sequences and higher order plans.
They live their own lives but when their plans interconnect, inter-chain connections are established.

A close relationship is based on these inter-chain connections and the degrees of interdependence between P and O.
Specificially- if they connect frequently, if the connection is strong and divserse, if it has been for long time and if theyre close

Question 7

What is meshed?

Answer 7

tightly interconnected plans and goals

Question 8

If the meshed plans are violated what happens

Answer 8

Emotions

Question 9

Can negative interconnections become meshed?

Answer 9

YEs

Question 10

What are the two reasons a relationship can be emotionally tranquil?

Answer 10

Extremely well-meshed, few interconnections - emotionally sterile

Question 11

How do you stay happy?

Answer 11

Unexpected completion of OAS or HOPs (e.g., win money and pay off mortgage)
Removal of previously interruptive stimulus (e.g., Backyard Blitz team cleans up grotty backyard)

Question 12

What did the american university study find?

Answer 12

the factors that best predicted emotional distress after breakup were the same factors that indicated relationship closeness and emotional investment (according to Berscheid’s four criteria)

Question 13

What is step 1 of generating emotions?

Answer 13

Primary appraisals
Valence:
is this ok or not ok? Good for me or bad for me? In line with what I want or not? 
Relevance:
does it matter?

Question 14

What is step 2 of generating emotions?

Answer 14

Secondary appraisals (including attributions), e.g.,
Who caused it? Who is to blame?
What can I do about it? 
Was it intentional? Typical?
Was it fair? 
Can I change it? etc., etc……..

Question 15

What is anger

Answer 15

appraisals of unfairness and injustice, moderate to high power

Question 16

What is hate

Answer 16

appraisals of being diminished and low power

Question 17

What is hurt?

Answer 17

appraisals of unexpectedness, relational devaluation, rejection, low power, high effort, low understanding

Question 18

Difference between primary appraisals and secondary?

Answer 18

Primary appraisals are of valence and relevance: if high, emotion is elicited
Secondary appraisals, including attributions, determine the kind of emotion (anger, hate, love)

Question 19

What determines appraisal types?

Answer 19

Proximal effects on appraisals:
Mood – good or bad, may colour interpretations of ambiguous events and behaviours
Recent experiences (e.g., television watching; talking to friends)

Question 20

what are the distal effects on appraisals?

Answer 20

Schemas