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General Psychology Section 04 March 11 2016 NTA 8

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Emotion can be defined as “A state characterized by physiological arousal and changes in facial

expression, gestures, posture, and subjective feelings” (G-7). ! Emotion falls under the affect section of the ABC’s of psychology because it deals with your mood, feelings and emotional state. ! Plutchik’s primary emotions are: anticipation, joy, trust, fear, surprise, sadness, disgust and anger. (P. 378) ! ! 2)! My primary emotion

Fear

Description of activating event

I was in class taking a test which I had studied really hard for but I blanked out. I couldn’t remember anything and I was afraid I would fail.

Psychological component of emotion and/or behaviour

My heart was beating so fast, I was sweating and my hands were so clammy that it was even hard to hold the pencil properly.

Cognitive component

My mindset was very negative, I was thinking of the worst case scenario. I was thinking about my chances of passing the test and the course itself.

Affective component

At the same time I was feeling nervous, sad and I was very disappointed in myself.

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Charles Darwin Theory of emotion: The way humans and animals express emotion in similar ways

has the same goal “to communicate our feelings to others, which aids survival” (P.382)! ! The James-Lange Theory of emotion: We only feel emotion after our body reacts to a certain event. (P. 384) ! ! The Cannon-Bard Theory of emotion: We feel emotion at the same time that our body reacts to a certain event. (P. 384)! ! The Schachter-Singer Theory of emotion: Attribution allows us to label our body reaction which is how

emotion is produced. (P. 385)! ! Emotional appraisal: The way an individual first interprets a situation affects their emotions towards it. (P. 386) ! 4)

Charles Darwin Theory of emotion: I felt fear because I wanted the teacher to know how I felt and

that I really had studied hard for this test but was having mind block. ! ! The James-Lange Theory of emotion: I felt fear because of the way my body reacted with a lot of perspiration and an abnormally fast heart beat. ! ! The Cannon-Bard Theory of emotion: I felt fear at the same time that my body reacted with a lot of perspiration and an abnormally fast heart beat.! ! The Schachter-Singer Theory of emotion: I labeled my arousal as fear because I had never experienced a mind block like this before, nor have I ever failed a course. This label allowed the emotion of fear to be produced. ! ! Emotional appraisal: The appraisals that corresponded to my fear were: I let myself and my parents down if I fail the test or the course, I have to re-take the course next semester, studying was a waste of time since I completely blanked out and something is wrong with my brain. ! 5)

A few of the functions of emotions are to help us survive, express our feelings, make decisions and

motivate us. Emotional expression is extremely useful to our species because they make it possible for us to live in groups and express emotions like love to those we create special bonds with. For example, experiencing fear during a test because you are unprepared will motivate us to make better decisions when it comes to studying for the next test.! 6)

Experimental evidence that is presented in the textbook supports the cognitive theory of emotion.

The experiment was conducted by diving people into 3 separate groups. All 3 groups were shown the exact same movie, however, 1/3 were given an injection of adrenaline, 1/3 were given an injection of placebo and 1/3 were given an injection of a tranquilizer. The results of the experiment showed that those injected with adrenaline found the movie hilarious, the ones injected with the tranquilizer didn’t find it to be funny at all and the people given placebo ranged somewhere in the middle. The theory says that although the ones injected with adrenaline couldn’t stop laughing, they had no idea what they were

feeling. This proves that emotion is not only triggered by body reaction but also by cognitive processes. ! 7)

Experimental evidence that is presented in the textbook supports the attribution theory. The

experiment was conducted by psychologists from the University of British Columbia. They had a female psychologist interview men in 2 different locations. The first location was in a park suspended on bridge 230ft above a river and the second location was on a bridge 10ft above the ground. After the interview was completed, the woman gave all the men her phone number to call her if they wanted their results. The ones interviewed on the higher bridge were the ones more likely to call her. The results showed that these men experienced “heightened arousal” which they perceived as an attraction to the woman in the park. (P.

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