Week 10 PSY10007 - Lecture and Module Videos - Emotions

Flashcards about emotion lecture

What are emotions?

Organized psychological and physiological reactions to stimuli.

What triggers emotional reactions?

External and internal environmental stimuli.

Which part of the central nervous system is most involved in emotion?

The limbic system, especially the amygdala.

What is the activation of the amygdala associated with?

Learning emotional words, recognizing emotional expressions, and the expression of emotion.

What does the Kennen Bard theory of emotion suggest?

The brain generates direct experiences of emotion.

What does the Schachter and Singer model suggest about emotions?

Cognitive interpretation of events and physiological reactions shapes emotional experiences.

What are examples of nonverbal cues of emotion?

Body movement, posture, tone of voice, facial movements and expressions.

What did Darwin observe about facial expressions and emotion?

Universal facial expressions.

What is an emotion culture or display rules?

Rules that govern what emotions are appropriate, in what circumstances, and what emotional expressions are allowed.

According to the lecture, what are emotions aimed at giving?

Rapid answers to problems that face an organism

Accoriding to the Lecture, is it possible to have a mind without emotion?

There is no such thing as a mind without emotion.

Are we thinking machines or feeling machines?

Feeling machines that think.

What are the "best of both worlds"?

The emotional world and the world of logic/reasoning.