PSYC20008 Lecture Notes - Fall 2017 Lecture 10 - Decision-making, Avert (HIV and AIDS organisation), Social cognition

• School: University of Melbourne
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC20008
• Professor: Katherine Johnson

Document Summary

Emotions not just how you feel: subjective feelings, physiological factors, cognitions (thoughts, desire to take action. Cognitive approach to emotion focuses on the sequential appraisals and on social purpose: antecedent -> primary appraisal (cognitive or physiological about what is happening right now) Emotional regulation the process of inhibiting, initiating or modulating internal feeling states and related physiological processes, cognitions and behaviours. E(cid:373)otio(cid:374)al regulatio(cid:374) (cid:271)e(cid:272)o(cid:373)es (cid:373)ore sophisti(cid:272)ated as (cid:272)hildre(cid:374)(cid:859)s self-concept and social cognition develop. Late childhood (9-11 y/o) using cognitive strategies (adjusting values, goals) & manipulating behaviour for goals: adolescence (12+ y/o) emotional regulation is disrupted by changes throughout puberty (arousal, motivation and risk-taking) Adolescence emotional development 4 pillars are neurological, cognitive, emotional and social development. Adoles(cid:272)e(cid:374)(cid:272)e(cid:859) e(cid:373)otio(cid:374)al de(cid:448)elop(cid:373)e(cid:374)t has i(cid:373)porta(cid:374)t i(cid:373)pli(cid:272)atio(cid:374)s for their culpability in the legal justice system. Adolescence culpability is mitigated due to: decision making capacity is diminished relative to adults, heightened arousal = more vulnerable to coercion and provocation.