Lecture 14 Emotion PDF
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This lecture covers various aspects of emotion, including the physiological, expressive, and cognitive components. It discusses different theories of emotion, such as the James-Lange theory and Schachter's two-factor theory. Furthermore, the lecture touches upon correlating happiness and its roots.
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Differences between humans and other animals What is emotion? A construct that is difficult to define Three agreed-upon characteristics Internal physiological arousal Expressive behavior in the face and body Cognitive appraisal J...
Differences between humans and other animals What is emotion? A construct that is difficult to define Three agreed-upon characteristics Internal physiological arousal Expressive behavior in the face and body Cognitive appraisal James-Lange theory of emotions Common sense view of emotions James-Lange view of emotions Cannon-Bard theory of emotions Physiological/behavior responses are experienced independently of emotional responses Brain centers of emotion Limbic system and cerebral cortex Emotions are not only subjective Nonverbal communication Facial expression Charles Darwin (1872) Paul Ekman et al. Carroll Izard et al. Survival value of recognition Body language Sensory feedback Facial-feedback hypothesis Fritz Strack et al. (1988) Role of cognition in emotion Schachter’s two-factor theory of emotion Schachter and Singer (1962) Misattribution Dutton and Aron (1974) Levels of happiness Correlates of happiness Roots of happiness Money and happiness Why money can’t buy happiness Social-comparison theory Biological set-point for happiness
