Emotion Chapter 13 Theories of Emotion Theories of Emotio

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Emotion

• Chapter 13

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Theories of Emotion
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Theories of Emotion

• James-Lange Theory
• Do you smile b/c youre happy or are you happy
  because you smile?
• Cannon-Bard
• Obviously, you smile because youre happy!
• Shacters Two-Stage Theory
• You have to label the physiological response
  first!

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Emotional Shorcuts

• Bob Zajonc
• Can emotion ever exist before cognition?
• Yes shortcut from thalamus to amygdala

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Physiology of Emotion

• Arousal
• Increases performance on easy (autonomic) tasks,
  hinders it on difficult (voluntary) tasks
• Different Emotions and physiology
• There are subtly different brain reactions to
  different emotions, but they overall
  physiologically difficult to discern

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Expressing Emotion

• Can staring longingly into someones eyes for
  two minutes make you more attracted to them?
• Yes
• Conceptions of Beauty
• Do women show more facial emotion than men?
• Yes men show anger better, women happiness

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Can you guess these emotions?
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Experiencing Emotion

• Fear
• Conditioning Amygdala
• Anger
• Catharsis? No rage fuels rage
• Happiness
• Feel-good do-good phenomenon
• Adaptation Level Phenomenon
• Why do paraplegics and millionaires report equal
  levels of happiness?
• Relative Deprivation Phenomenon
• How much does s/he have?

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Is it better to be happy or rich?
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What makes us happy?

• Genes
• Basic Needs
• Relationships
• Hard-Work/Accomplishments