functions of emotions [professor name] [class and section number]
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Functions of Emotions[Professor Name]
[Class and Section Number]
Today’s Learning Objectives
1. Gain an appreciation of the importance of emotion in human life.
2. Understand the functions and meanings of emotion in three areas of life: the intrapersonal, interpersonal, and social–cultural.
3. Give examples of the role and function of emotion in each of the three areas described.
Identifying Facial Expressions
1. Happiness2. Love3. Sadness4. Disappointment5. Anger6. Relief7. Fear8. Desire9. Surprise
Overview• Introduction• Three Functions of Emotions
• Intrapersonal Functions• Prepare the Body for Action • Influence Thought • Motivate Future Behaviors
• Interpersonal Functions • Facilitate Specific Behaviors in Perceivers• Signal the Nature of Interpersonal Relationships• Provide Incentives for Desired Social Behavior
• Social and Cultural Functions• Culture, Worldviews, Cultural Display Rules
IntroductionWhy do we have emotions and why are they important?
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Overview• Introduction• Three Functions of Emotions
• Intrapersonal Functions• Prepare the Body for Action • Influence Thought • Motivate Future Behaviors
• Interpersonal Functions • Facilitate Specific Behaviors in Perceivers• Signal the Nature of Interpersonal Relationships• Provide Incentives for Desired Social Behavior
• Social and Cultural Functions• Culture, Worldviews, Cultural Display Rules
Intrapersonal Functions
Emotions prepare the body for action Why do they simultaneously activate certain
systems in the body and deactivate others?
Intrapersonal Functions
Emotions influence thought Why is it difficult for people to act rationally and think
happy thoughts when they are angry or have sad thoughts when people are happy?
Intrapersonal Functions Emotions motivate
behaviors
When have you felt negative emotions so powerful that your behavior changed?
Theories of Emotion
How does the ________ theory explain how you came to experience fear?
Theories of Emotion
Cannon-Bard Theory James-Lange Theory Schachter’s or Two-Factor Theory
Theories of Emotion
Which of the three theories of emotion resonates with you?
In other words, if you were the person driving the car, what theory do you think explains your fear?
Overview• Introduction• Three functions of emotions
• Intrapersonal Functions• Prepare the body of action • Influence thought • Motivate future behaviors
• Interpersonal Functions • Facilitate specific behaviors in perceivers• Signal the nature of interpersonal relationships• Provide incentives for desired social behavior
• Social and Cultural Functions• Culture, Worldviews, Cultural display rules
Interpersonal Functions
Emotional expressions Facilitate specific
behaviors in perceivers
Interpersonal Functions
Emotional expressions Signal the nature of
interpersonal relationships
Interpersonal Functions
Emotional expressions Provide incentives for desired social behavior Social Referencing
Interpersonal Functions
You’re walking down a deserted street when you come across a stranger who looks scared. What would you say? What would you do? Why?
Interpersonal Functions
You’re walking down a deserted street when you come across a stranger who looks angry. What would you say? What would you do? Why?
Overview• Introduction• Three Functions of Emotions
• Intrapersonal Functions• Prepare the Body for Action • Influence Thought • Motivate Future Behaviors
• Interpersonal Functions • Facilitate Specific Behaviors in Perceivers• Signal the Nature of Interpersonal Relationships• Provide Incentives for Desired Social Behavior
• Social and Cultural Functions• Culture, Worldviews, Cultural Display Rules
Social and Cultural Functions
Culture Worldviews Cultural Display
Rules
Social and Cultural Functions
In what ways do these messages influence the kinds of emotions that children should and should not feel?
Social and Cultural Functions
In your team, read the book you have been assigned
Complete the handout Utilize the web or textbook when
needed Participate in the large class
discussion
CAT: RSQC2
Conclusion
Photo Attribution
Slides 1 & 24
Photo Credit: Nicole's Many Emotions Ally Aubry https://www.flickr.com/photos/allyaubryphotography/2535453766 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/
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Slide 8Photo Credit: ANGRY-ANN Josh Janssen https://www.flickr.com/photos/mediaflex/4628277817 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/
Slide 9Photo Credit: Teen Blocking Face Pink Sherbet Photography: D Sharon Pruitt https://www.flickr.com/photos/40645538@N00/4854560448/ https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/
Slide 10Photo Credit: Ben, Road Warrior Cassidy Curtis https://www.flickr.com/photos/18619970@N00/4682062/ https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/
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Photo Attribution
Slide 17Photo Credit: Too Many Elves Mike K https://www.flickr.com/photos/91186811@N00/2782946250/ https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/
Slide 18Photo Credit: train station / waiting Jörg Mollowitz https://www.flickr.com/photos/81474069@N00/138329865/ https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/
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