PSYC18H3 Lecture 6: PSYC18- Lecture 6.docx
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Laycock- once induced by emotion, reflex emotion. Automaticity is unconscious and you cant stop it. Emotional reactions are awakened when the organism is unable to respond in an orderly and efficient fashion. Emotion signals failure of instinct or presence of novelty. Emotions help you to plan and it also helps you face novelty. It is adaptive because it helps you face your goals and it also energizes you. Emotion is a pattern-reaction involving changes of the body mechanism as a whole. Unconditioned responses and instinctive responses to environmental stimuli. He is talking about body action and the internal workings of the body. Says there are certain things that will cause unconditioned responses and says that people do have the capacity to learn and sway your emotional response. Emotions can help; they aid in self preservation. Aid in maintenance of homeostasis- signal that there is a problem and let us act the right way.
