HSS 2102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Shyness, Heart Rate, Nonverbal Communication

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: HSS 2102
• Professor: Tien Nguyen

Document Summary

Secondary emotions: developed through socialization and cultural education, love; combining two possible emotions like joy and trust. Primary emotions: universal, happy, sad, angry and afraid. The function of emotions: signaling meaning of events, enlist emotional support, regulating behaviours, maintain social control, organize activity. The potential impact of culture on emotional expression: high-context vs. low-context cultures (to be discussed in november) Immersion in a specific culture can create stronger beliefs and customs that match that culture. Being familiar with the expectations and rewards of conformity in a culture may encourage specific ways to express emotions. Intensity of emotions: expectations of the culture determine intensity, strong emotions may be more challenging to control, but culture may dictate behaviour, types of emotions, primary and secondary emotions are expressed, anger is more physical response. Emotion: emotions are coordinated responses to changes in the environment. Intelligences are abilities to understand and problem solve about info: fluid vs crystallized intelligence.