4.6 theories of emotion

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emotion

feeling involving thoughts, body reactions, actions influenced by what happens (inside and out)

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elicitors

stimuli or events that trigger emotional responses

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arousal comes before emotion

when emotions follow bodily arousal => feeling sad because we cry, feeling afraid because we tremble...

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facial-feedback hypothesis

facial expressions influence emotion => smiling makes you happier, frowning makes you sadder

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arousal and emotion occur simultaneously

emotion-triggering stimulus that causes both bodily arousal and emotion at the same time

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arousal + cognitive label = emotion

emotion is the result of physiological arousal and cognitive label

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broaden-and-build theory of emotion

positive emotions help us think more openly and strongly

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universal emotions

certain emotional expressions are recognized and experienced similarly across different cultures

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display rules

cultural norms dictating how, when and where individuals should express emotions