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Emotion Myers Ch. 8B mood o'clock stereomood

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What does this symbol mean? :) (^_^)

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:( (;_;)

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(o,o)

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;)

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Define Emotion Positive or negative experience that is associated with a particular pattern of physiological activity

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Would you like to never be sad again? What is the role of emotion in society? Your life? Would you like to never be sad again? What is the role of emotion in society? Your life? Complete Handout 8B-2

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Cartoon Analysis Activity

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Theories of Emotions James-Lange Theory

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Theories of emotions James-Lange Theory

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Theories of emotions James-Lange Theory

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Other examples Sad because we cry Angry because we hit Afraid because we tremble

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Analysis of James-Lange Falls Short Support 1) Pounding heart can mean many things 2) autonomic nervous system isnt fast enoughi.e., blush and embarrassment happen at the same timehow can one be causing the other. 3) We have difficulty detecting changes in autonomic functioning Quadriplegics experience dulled sense of emotion

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Theories of emotions Cannon-Bard Theory

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Theories of emotions Cannon-Bard Theory

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Theories of emotions Two-Factor Theoryemotions are inferences of similar bodily states Schachter-Singer

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Theories of emotions Two-factor Theory o Schachter-Singer

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Theories of emotions Two-factor Theory o Schachter-Singer

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Theories of emotions

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Support for 2-Factor When people work out (i.e., activate autonomic nervous system) they find attractive people more attractive, annoying people more annoying, laugh harder at jokes, etc Why action movies always end as love stories Cognitive misattribution

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Criticisms Zajonc (ZY-unz) o infants copy emotion and express emotion without cognition o Thereforecognition follows emotion Izard o James-Lange was correct o Adds facial expression and bodily movement/posture in addition to nervous system o We control our own emotional response? Autonomic nervous system more intricate than we thought We can now measure galvanic skin response and heart rate with more precision o Fear and disgust=higher galvanic skin response than sadness or anger o Anger=higher fingertip temp than fear

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Biofeedback/Learning Applications Military trainingcontrol breathing, heart rate, etc =reduced fear? (James-Lange) Stress, meditation, yoga, etcimpact on emotions?

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The effects of facial expressions...(Izard) Can we cure depression through botox? Fake it until you make it 9 of 10 participants no longer showed symptoms of clinical depression two months after treatment

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Detecting Emotion ACThandout 8B-8 non-verbal expressiveness. 8B-9Detecting deception Autism Autism Autism o Myths/Facts Myths/Facts o TED TAlK-EMOTIONAL ROBOTS TED TAlK-EMOTIONAL ROBOTS TED TAlK-EMOTIONAL ROBOTS

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Regulating Emotion Complete handout 8B-4 Reappraisalchanging emotional experience by changing meaning of stimulus (2-factor) Suppressiondealing with emotion later High scores of reappraisal = greater experience of positive emotions and better interpersonal functioning

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Experienced Emotion 8B-11AIM- How intense are your emotions? High scores tend to have more complex goals and report more psycho-physiological distress symptoms 8B-12PANAS Scales o Positive affect and negative affect

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Facial Expressions Paul Ekman o Expressions that last for less than half second and more than 5 are most likely insincere o Less symmetrical and abrupt expressions are insincere Evolutionary? o Cross-cultural o Blind from birth display emotions same way

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Disgust Scientists have discovered that those with Huntingtons Disease (neurodegenerative disease) cant recognize facial expressions for disgust

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Envy/Jealousy Handout 8B-16 All cultures have a word for envy...it is culturally pervasive

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Fear S.M.a woman studied at the University of Iowa has a degenerative disease of the amygdala and has no fear. Can we be scared to death? o Yes. o Adrenaline and catecholamine

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Anger Does catharsis really work? Fried Green Tomatoes 8B-19Anger Discomfort Scale

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Sadness Tahitians do not have words for sadness, loneliness, longing Perceived as a sickness (linguistic determinism?) Also have many more words for anger and fear than English but rarely express themdoes the ability to articulate emotion result in better emotional management?

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Happiness Handout 8B-21What makes you happy? SciAm Mind: Pursuit of Happiness Adaptation-level phenomenonif you go from making $50,000/year to $500,000 your happiness will adapt as develop a new norm Relative Deprivation better or worse than comparison group

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Stress and Health 8B-25: (SUS) 8B-26: (Response to Stress) 8B-29: (Type D Personality) Circular pattern of extended stress o Cortisol o Adrenaline o Repeat

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Stress The process by which we perceive and respond to certain events. GAS (Seyle)General Adaptation Syndromealarm, resistance, exhaustion

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Biological Perspective/Stress Health PsychologyPNI o Psychoneuroimmunology psychological, neural, endocrine systems effect health and immune system o Growing field

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Review: Explain why we experience emotion from the 7 perspectives of psychology.