Emotion AP Psych Notes

Facial Feedback Hypothesis-Paul Ekman

• Facial muscles send signals to the brain

• These signals help the brain recognize the emotion that one is expressing

• Facial expressions can cause us to feel emotions

What is universal across cultures?

Our non-verbal expression of emotions are universal across cultures

• We use the same facial expressions for basic emotions

Emotions are universally common

• Anger

• Disgust

• Sadness

• Happiness

• Surprise

• Fear

Emotion-display rules

Display rules and elicitors can differ among cultures

2-Factor Theory of Emotion-Stanley Schachter

Both our physical responses and our cognitive interpretations combine to cause an emotional response

Dual Pathway Model- Joseph LeDeux

• The amygdala is at the center of a complex set of neural circuits that process emotion

• Sensory inputs that elicit emotions arrive in the thalamus pathways- a fast pathway to the amygdala and a slower pathway to areas in the cortex

Broaden-and-Build Theory of Emotion

• Positive emotional experiences tend to broaden awareness and encourage new actions and thoughts

• Negative emotions tend to reduce awareness and narrow thinking and action