11.3 human emotion Flashcards
stages or emotional experience
1 initial response stage
2 autonomic response stage
3 emotion response stage
4 emotional regulation stage
initial response stage
take 150ms for an emotional response to a stimulus
amygdala-this structure responds to sexually arousing info (visual and audio)
Autonomic response stage
bodies physiological reaction
if something is seen as a threat we rather our physiological resources to deal with the stimulus by increasing bodies biological systems
-sympathetic nervous system increases heart rate, run away, or phsycially expresses joy and excitement
-parasympathetic nervous- if we think something is a threat but isnt or something great is going to happen but doesnt then we can turn off the system that creates the arousal
emotion response stage
if we encounter a stimulus that is emotionally meaningful we need to generate useful response to that stimulus
being in a heightened state of physical arousal will make our actions quicker and more force behind them
emotional regulation stage
develop a conscious understanding as to the source of the emotion reaction represented by the previous stages of this sequence
frontal lobes are responsible for higher level cognitive processes also known as thoughts
they use perceptual info about our enviro and awareness of our physiological state to harness our state of arousal in the cleverest way possible
theories of emotion
james lange theory
when we encounter an emotionally charged stimulus our brain generates a physiological response and we become cognitively aware of this heightened arousal and we conclude that we are in one or another emotional state
-encountering a tarantula will generate a physiological response that our minds will then asses as threatening we will then identify this states as fear
theories of emotion
the cannon bard theory
some of the organs that are important for arousal responses are not able to respond fast enough to serve as the first response to emotional stimuli, they also suggested they also suggested that the variety of emotion we experience is to broad for them to originate nearly from states of physiological arousal
it is the brains interpretation of the current situation or thoughts that stimulate the physiological responses associated with different emotional experiences
-encountering a tarantula will cause us to both think and feel thats scary and then we will generate the physiological response
states happen soo quickly that are though to be at the same time
facial feed back hypothesis
we can actually convince our minds that we are in a positive (or negative) emotional state, simply by smiling (or frowning)
-studies have revealed that ppl who numb their facial nerves with botox also report a reduction in the intensity of their emotional experiences
all evidence suggest that it is possible for us to misattribute the true source of our arousal
temp of drink we hold can determine whether they feel positively or negatively about another person
Stanley schachter and Jerome singer
emotion is best guess of the source of our physiological state is refinement of james lange theory
-two factor theory
theories of emotion
two factor theory
the emotional experience
stimulus perceived by accompanied by physiological response
cognitive appraisal
consious feeling of fear
the schachter and singer experiment
three groups of participants were injected with epinephrine to raise their arousal level
The informed group- informed that their state was a consequence of the injection they received
the ignorant group-was not informed about the cause of their physiological arousal
the misinformed group-was falsely told that the injection cause numbness, itchiness, and a mild headache
control group- a fourth group received a saline injection that has no affect on physiological arousal
ignorant condition-matched the actor behaviour
informed and control-not influenced
UBC bridge study
one group of male participants walked across this bridge before completing a test with an attractive female researcher
when completing the test, the participants who crossed the scary bridge told stories with more sexually explicated themes than the participants who crossed the other bridge
at the end of the test, the researcher handed the participant her phone number. only 12.5% of the participants who crossed the non-scary bridge gave her a call whereas 50% of participants who crossed the scary bridge called her
the polygraph machine
if people lie it catches increase heart rate and perspiration
however in embarrassing questions people arousal can rise when they are telling the truth
micro expressions
it might be possible to detect lies based on a person’s initial facial expression, before they have time to hide their intention to deceive but , probably not
