What is Emotion? Flashcards
Are emotions easily defined?
No
Emotions may be subjective
There are complicated emotions (determined, focused, etc.)
What is an alternative view on music inducing emotions?
What we think that we hear in music or how music makes us feel might not strictly speaking be an emotion
What are the two components of emotion?
Affective component
Cognitive component
What does the affective component of emotions include?
Physiological arousal (e.g., fear)
What does the cognitive component of emotions include?
The identification of the cause of the arousal and/or labelling of the arousal itself
How we label and talk about emotions
What are the 6 basic emotions proposed by Ekman (1992)?
Happy Sad Fear Disgust Anger Surprise
What are 2 general categories of emotion?
Positive
Negative
Can opposite emotions be experienced at the same time?
No
Some might disagree and say that they can
Emotions blend to produce complex emotions (e.g., Joy & Acceptance = Love)
Are emotions universally recognised?
Yes
How are emotions conveyed?
Through facial expressions and other social interactions
Can be interpreted to different extents by some people
What can be a definition of emotion?
Feelings that accompany thinking
What are 3 components of emotion?
Physiological arousal to a stimulus (stimuli)
Behavioural response (response)
Conscious experience (explanation)
BUT different researchers disagree on this
What are the 2 agreed components of emotion?
Physiological component
Cognitive component
What debate is there surrounding the 2 agreed components of emotion?
Does the physiological or cognitive component come first?
Are we labelling the arousal that we’re feeling or the actual event that we are perceiving?
In fear, what is the arousal and what is the event?
Arousal = I feel fear
Event cues = I must be afraid
What are 3 theories of basic emotions?
James-Lange Theory of Emotions
Cannon-Bard Theory of Emotions
Schacter-Singer Theory of Emotions
What does the James-Lange Theory of Emotions propose?
Stimuli leads to a physiological response to the stimuli. Response leads to forming an explanation for it. Explanation leads to emotion formation.
Perception of the response leads to the identification of the emotion.
What does the Cannon-Bard Theory of Emotions propose?
Stimuli leads to a simultaneous physiological response and emotion.
Response and emotion happen at the same time.
A physiological response occurs alongside (or before) the emotion and any other responses we are having
Which theories of emotion disagree?
James-Lange Theory of Emotions
Cannon-Bard Theory of Emotions
What does the Schacter-Singer Theory of Emotion propose?
Combines ideas from James-Lange and Cannon-Bard
Argues for quantity and quality of arousal
What does quantity of arousal mean?
Refers to the degree of the physiological response
What does quality of arousal mean?
Refers to the cognitive attribution to the context of the emotion (e.g., how you explain what is happening)
What is an example of an event in which the Schacter-Singer Theory of Emotion would differentiate the emotion felt?
Wolf running at you
Puppy running at you
The context of the wider situation is important in emotion.
What is the order of stimuli, response, explanation, and emotion for the Schacter-Singer Theory of Emotion?
Stimuli –> Response AND emotion –> Explanation –> Emotion
What would you expect if music is actually connected to emotion?
You would expect a physiological response
