SocSc 11 Module 2 Self as Body, Mind and Affect

Pillay (2024)

said that art affects parts of the brain that activate pleasure, reward, and fear

Daniel Kahneman

made the two thinking systems

system 1

used for everyday decision making as it is fast, intuitive, and automatic

system 2

used for making complex decisions as it is slow, rational, reflective, and deliberate

1. peak end rule

2. representativeness

3. anchoring and adjustment

4. confirmation bias

name 4 cognative biases

peak end rule

judging an experience based on its peak or end without regard of what was between

representativeness

assumption that a person that shares characteristics with members of a group is also part of that group

anchoring and adjustment

starting with an anchor than adjust it insufficiently to reach a final conclusion

anchor

information we received first

confirmation bias

search for and interpret information that will confirm own pre-existing beliefs or hypothesis

paul ekman

expert of emotions

1. intrapersonal function

2. interpersonal function

2 functions of emotions

intrapersonal function

emotions serve as survival mechanism, influence our thoughts, motivate future behaviors

interpersonal function

emotions help define and navigate relationships with others

emotion regulation

ability to manage one’s experience of an emotion

James Gross’ Process Model of Emotion Regulation

states that emotions may be regulated at different points of emotional process

1. situation selection

2. situation modification

3. attention development

4. cognitive change

5. response modulation

order in process model of emotion regulation

situation selection

choosing which situations we would like to experience

situation modification

changing elements of situation in order to lessen emotional impact

attentional deployment

redirecting focus to reduce intensity of emotional experience

cognitive change

changing interpretation of meaning of event

response modulation

try to influence our physiological, experiential, and behavioral responses