PSY 3135 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Paul Ekman, Triune Brain, Basal Ganglia
22 Oct 2016
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Emotions once thought of as judgments (whether something was appropriate or inappropriate: adam smith [empathy theorist] thought of emotions this way . Triune brain theory: popularized by science writer carl sagan. Evolutionary chain: reptilian brain (basal ganglia, paleomammalian brain (limbic system, neomammalian brain (cereral neocortex) Lie beneath our civilized veneer: ontogeny (development) recapitulates phylogeny (evolution) Are adults more emotional than babies? (discussion: can express emotions in new ways, adults: more diversity of emotions (more internal) But babies" reactions are more dominated by their emotions (more external: attach emotional words/ideas to situations in our lives (can think about emotions, while babies only react) Paul ekman: happy, sad, surprised, angry, scared, disgust. Some theorists: say we start off with two more basic emotions - positive and negative, which branch out later. Innate, universal: vs. more complex, culturally unique emotions, gemutlichkeit (cheerfulness at social acceptance, amae (being indulged by others)
