PSY 200 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Adrenal Gland, Cortisol, Immunosuppression
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Combination of cognitions, physiological responses, feelings, and actions. Help prepare us to behave in a particular way in a given situation. Emotional expressions communicate likely behavior (our own and others) Primary emotions combine to form secondary emotions. Parasympathetic nervous system: conserves energy: measure emotions by measuring arousal of sympathetic nervous system, tell us how intense an emotion is, not which emotion is being experienced, pet and fmri scans show. Perceived stimulus physiological arousal emotion. Stimulus (e. g. intruder) perception (interpretation of stimulus; e. g. , danger) physiological arousal (e. g. , pounding heart) emotion (e. g. , fear) Problem: specific physiological changes don"t correspond to one specific emotional state. Perceived stimulus physiological arousal(e. g. , pounding heart)/cognitive appraisal(e. g. , i"m afraid ) emotion. Perceived stimulus (e. g. intruder) physiological arousal/cognitive appraisal emotion (e. g. , fear) Bridge study (dutton & aron, 1974) (misattributing arousal - connections you make) Attractive researcher interviews men who just crossed suspension bridge. 39% of the men who crosses suspension bridge called her.
