PSYC 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Spinal Cord, Facial Muscles, Amygdala
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A mix of physiological activation, expressive behaviours, conscious experience. Focus our attention and energize out action. Strongest when we have strong want/need to avoid or obtain. First comes emotion (fear), then comes physiological activity (heart-racing) Physical arousal + cognitive label = emotion. Every part of the body"s nervous system that is not the spine and the brain. Mobilizes us for an action: respiration increases and supplies more oxygen, blood get pumped to major muscle groups. Fear vs. anger vs. love vs. boredom. Psychology 102: developmental, social, personality, and clinical psychology. Stimulating particular left-frontal area induces smiling, laughter, euphoria. Spinal cord patients with no bodily sensation report less intense emotions. Liars vs. truth tellers experience different emotions when asked key questions. Arousal from previous event influences emotional reaction to next event: horror movie, anger. Emotions are expressed: face, body, voice intonation. Angry faces pop out faster than happy faces.
