PSYA02H3 Lecture 14: Lecture 14
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Relate to physical body condition that autonomic nervous system is responsible for. Prepare us and mobilize resources to fight or flee. Endocrine system is in charge of hormone secretion. Most people thought it was fear that drives us run away, james and lange propose something different. See a bear, sense danger, run away automatically. We adapt well to a situation that we run away without deep thinking. Behaviour is adaptive, which is better than deliberate process (stop and think about the situation) Body reacts the same way to happy and fearful situation because they involve the same actions. Reason why you feel happy or sad to an event because you attribute certain sensation to a feeling subjectively. When we sense a snake-like creature, information is sent to thalamus. When it gets active, information is sent to medulla. final decision and careful processing of information are the last step of the analysis of the event.
