PSYCH235 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Psych
11 Feb 2016
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Involves changes in : physiology brain activation, chemical levels, heart rate, behaviour approach and avoidance, verbal and facial expression, experience feelings and how we label them. Ex, sad can also be described as depressed, lonely, etc. it"s a subjective experience. Involves a goal that is important to us: situation external event, attention is this relevant to my goals, appraisal valence, familiarity, causes, response changes in physiology, behaviour, and experience. Fear is important because if you don"t know what is dangerous you"ll die) Emotions are important for creating and maintaining groups: balance cooperation and competition, think about helping other people. Allow us to form and maintain relationships with others: expresses more in intimate relationships, needed to maintain relationships, important signals to relationship partners. Allows us to occupy a position relative to others (ex. Boss and employee: can change others people"s behaviours, can let people know their place, control people who could harm group as a whole.
