Emotion Flashcards

1. Psychological arousal- physiological changes in your body (ex: sweaty palms or increase heart rate) 

2. Expressive behaviors- actions and facial expressions 

3. Conscious experience- feeling and interpretation of emotion (mental process of labeling) 

Your brain uses past experiences to guide your actions and give your sensations meaning 

James lang theory: 

Our feelings follow a bodily reaction in external situations 

(Ex: sad because you are crying) 

Cannon bard  theory: 

Our reaction to emotions are general so we can not tell emotions from reactions alone

(Ex: fluttery stomach doesn’t necessarily mean a feeling of passion) 

Although there are theories on emotions the classical view is: 

• Emotions are built from birth 

• Generated through neuronal pathways 

• Universally felt and recognized across cultures

Display rules: reaction towards a certain situation 

Cultural display rules of emotion: 

Emotion recognition is universal-  everyone is able to recognize emotions from expressions 

HOWEVER, recognition rates in countries vary- (ex: 95% of Americans associate smile with happiness, compared to only 69% from Sumatra)