Unit 7

Emotion

response of the whole organism involving psychologicla arousal, Expressive behaviors, and Concious Experience

Bodily Arousal

activation of autonomic nervous system

Expressive Behaviors

observable emotions/reactions

Concious experience

Subjective awareness of your emotions/thoughts

James Lange Theory

Physical experiences happen first triggering our awareness of our emotion

Cannon Bard Theory

Stimulating event triggers emotional and physical reactions simultaneously, one does NOT cause the other

Lower Spine Injuries

damage to lower spine doesn't cause change in emotion

High Spine Injuries

Damage to high spine changes emotion

2 factor theory/ schafer-singer theory

To experience emotion you have to be physically aroused and then cognitively label that arousal

Thinking high road

sensory input goes cortex to amygdala

Speedy law road

directly to amygdala for instant reaction

Appraise

Evaluate a situationstimulus in terms of well being and significance

Personalization

Thinking things are directed at you

Zajonc; LeDoux Theory

some emotional response happens instantly without constant appraisal

Lazarus

cognitive appraisal defines our emotion

Insula

neural center activated when we experience negative social emotions

Polygraph

machine lie detector, measures physiological responses

Problems with polygraph

Physiological emotion reaction is similar from emotion to emotion, Innocent people can respond with heightened tensions

Right prefrontal cortex

Negative emotions

Left Frontal Lobe

Positive emotions