CO-PSY CH 8 Emotions

emotion

brief episode of synchronized responses that indicate the evaluation of an internal or external event as significant

Emotional Responses

1. Bodily Responses

2. Facial Expression

3. Cognitive Appraisal

Mood

diffuse affective state that is most pronounced as a change in subjective feeling (longer)

Mood occurs sometimes without any ___, such as a spontaneous feeling of gloom or
cheerfulness

cause, related to anxiety/depression

Darwin believed that expressions of emotion are products
of ___. Expression of emotions evolved from behaviors that
increased ___

evolution, survival

___ suggested there are 6 basic expressions of emotion

Paul Ekman

Arousal and Valence

2 Dimensions of Emotions

arousal

bodily changes that occur in emotion, such as changes in heart rate, sweating, and the release of stress hormones in response to a stimulus-- INTENSITY

Valence

Subjective quality, positive or negative, of the emotional response to a specific object or event

Emotional Stroop Test

examines the response time of
the participant to name colors of negative emotional or neutral words

Evidence shows that the activity of 5-HT synapses inhibits

aggression

Orbitofrontal Cortex

receives and sends projections back to the amygdala to regulate emotional responses

___ causes activation of hormones which then modulates memory

amygdala