PSYC 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Twin Study, Oral Stage, Reaction Formation

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1000
• Professor: Dan Meegan

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Prediction: if you can induce a physiological response, then it will produce the corresponding emotional experience. Emotional experience affected by bodily response e. g. , quadriplegics report less intense anger experiences e. g. , facial feedback. Different emotions" can have similar arousal properties. Feelings that one interprets as fear in the presence of a sheer drop may be interpreted as lust in the presence of a sheer blouse. Cognitive appraisal determines which emotion is attributed to arousal. Note: covered in special" section on pp. 483-485. Can we like something without knowing why? e. g. , the mere exposure effect . Brief, revealing, automatic expressions we make before we are able to hide our emotional response. Marketing consultants claim that they can reveal your target clients" true emotions by analyzing their microexpressions. An individual"s characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting. Focus: what makes us unique rather than what we all have in common.