PSY 3109 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Thalamus, Sympathetic Nervous System
15 May 2018
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Emotions Effect on Motivation
Emotions
• Inextricably tied to motivation
• A conscious evaluative reaction to a specific object or event
Affect
• An unconscious evaluative reaction toward a specific object or event
• Often used to describe an unconscious evaluative reaction toward a specific object
or event
Mood
• A generalized affective state that does not clearly link to a specific object or event
Main difference: affect occurs quickly and emotions take time
First impression is either positive or negative affect (something you dislike or like)
Common Sense Theory
• Stimulus->Emotion->Behaviour
James-Lange Theory
• Biological Perspective
• Stimulus->Behaviour->Emotion
• The earliest scientific theory about emotions
• The sympathetic nervous system prepares the body for action
• Parasympathetic functions when the body is at rest
Facial Feedback Hypothesis
• Different facial movements produce different emotional experiences
Cannon-Bard Theory
• Physical changes in the body accompany rather than cause emotion
• Stimulus->thalamus->Emotion and Behaviour (Together)
Most data seem to suggest that the Cannon-Bard Theory is the best with the most empirical
support (most accurate); better than James-Lange Theory
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Document Summary
Inextricably tied to motivation: a conscious evaluative reaction to a specific object or event. Affect: an unconscious evaluative reaction toward a specific object or event, often used to describe an unconscious evaluative reaction toward a specific object or event. Mood: a generalized affective state that does not clearly link to a specific object or event. Main difference: affect occurs quickly and emotions take time. First impression is either positive or negative affect (something you dislike or like) James-lange theory: biological perspective, stimulus->behaviour->emotion, the earliest scientific theory about emotions, the sympathetic nervous system prepares the body for action, parasympathetic functions when the body is at rest. Facial feedback hypothesis: different facial movements produce different emotional experiences. Cannon-bard theory: physical changes in the body accompany rather than cause emotion, stimulus->thalamus->emotion and behaviour (together)
