Emotions

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PSYB10 (Emotions) Flashcards on Emotions, created by andreaarose on 07/12/2013.
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Emotion A brief physiological and psychological response to an event that is felt and prepares a person for action.
What is not an emotion? Moods, sentiments, affective personality traits and level of arousal.
6 basic emotions Fear, anger, disgust, sadness, happiness, surprise.
Complex emotions Blends of basic emotions
Affect blends Two emotions on the face at the same time.
Positive emotions Positively valenced emotions - desire, love, gratitude.
Self conscious emotions Complex emotions elicited by the self - pride, shame, guilt.
Zygomaticus major Smiling
Frontalis Surprise
Levator labii Muscles on the side of your nose - disgust.
Orbicularis oris Smiles and subvocalizations.
Buccinator Smiling
Orbicularis oculi Round muscles around the eye.
Currogator supercilli Involved in negative emotion.
Facial EMG Captures subtle facial movements and is obtrusive.
Facial action coding system Codes facial expressions and classifies emotions as patterns of muscle actions that occur together.
Time span of emotion Real emotion - 500 ms to 4 s Fake emotion - between 1 and 10 s.
Peripheral nervous system Emotions cannot be identified by peripheral responses and indicates degree of arousal or intensity.
Central nervous system The limbic system and the frontal cortex are involved in processing of emotional stimuli.
James-Lange Theory of Emotion Every emotion has a distinct pattern of physiological responses that characterizes it.
Directed Facial Action Task People can identify emotions from instructions - reliable physio profiles.
Two factor theory of emotion Physiological arousal is generalized and we apply a label to the arousal based on cognitive appraisal.
Behavioural component of emotions Facial display, body posture, vocal tone, touch.
Action tendencies of emotion Action tendencies help us decide to approach or avoid the stimulus.
Universality of emotion Prototypical expression is universally recognizable but cultural display rules apply.
Amae (Japan) Pleasant feeling of depending on someone else.
Schadenfreude (German) Pleasure derived from the misfortune of others.
Hasham (Bedouin) Pleasant feeling of humility.
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