Intro to emotion/subjective feelings

Flashcards about emotion and related psychological concepts.

What is Emotion?

A personal experience involving a mixture of physiological response, subjective feelings, and expressive behaviors.

What are Subjective Feelings in the context of Emotion?

The inner, personal experience of an emotion, including the way in which we think about an emotion.

What is Expressive Behaviour in the context of Emotion?

Outward observable expressions of behavior which communicate emotions, such as facial expressions, hand gestures, and posture.

What are Physiological Responses in the context of Emotion?

Changes in our bodies when we experience an emotion like heart rate, galvanic skin response, blood pressure and dilated pupils .

What are Basic Emotions?

Emotions that are common across the human species, having characteristic physiological, subjective, and expressive components.

What are some possible influences on the intensity of an individual's emotional experience?

Social/cultural norms, gender, and evolution.

Name the 6 Primary Emotions

Happiness, Sadness, Anger, Joy, Disgust, Surprise, and Fear.

What are the methods of investigating subjective feelings?

Objective Quantitative Measures, Subjective Quantitative self-report methods and Qualitative self-report methods

Give examples of Subjective Quantitative self-report methods

Surveys and Questionnaires

Give an example of Qualitative self-report methods

Interviews