Emotions

Physiological arousal

Bodily responses (heart racing, etc)

Expressive behaviors

Outward signs (facial expressions, etc)

Conscious experience

Thoughts and subjective labeling of the feel (“I feel hungry”)

Theory 1 of emotion

A physiological change happens first, then it becomes emotion

Theory 2 of emotion

Physiological response and conscious experience of emotion happen at the same time

Theory 3 of emotion

A cognitive label is applied to arousal to experience a specific emotion (LOGIC)

Facial-feedback Hypothesis

The idea that facial muscle states trigger corresponding feelings (smile more = happier)

Behavior-feedback effect

Body posture & movements influence our own (and others) thoughts and feelings

Broaden-and-Build theory

Positive emotions tend to widen our awareness and help us develop skills over time

Polygraph

Measures arousal (heart rate, breathing, etc.)

Survival value

Shared expressions likely helped ancestors communicate

Display cues

Learned cultural norms about how often and under what circumstances various emotion should be expressed

Collectivist

Mostly Asian socieities; emotions are suppressed to maintain harmony

Individualist

Mostly Western socieities; emotions are encouraged for self-assertion