PSYC 100B Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Musical Expression, Facial Muscles, Twin Study
5 May 2016
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Tend to read emotional cues more easily and to be more empathetic. Expressiveness: male and female film viewers did not differ dramatically in self-reported emotion or physiological responses, yet women"s faces showed more emotion. Gestures change meaning among cultures, but as are the outward signs of emotions. Musical expression is the same all across cultures. Facial muscles speak a universal language for basic emotions. Facial feedback effect: people mimic others" expressions, which help them empathize. Tendency of behaviour to influence our own and others" thoughts, feelings, actions. Izard"s 10 basic emotions that include physiology and expressive behaviour: Joy, interest-excitement, surprise, sadness, anger, disgust, contempt, fear, shame, and guilt. Causes- with threat or challenge, fear triggers lights, but anger triggers fight. Anger is most often evoked by misdeeds that we interpret as willful, unjust, avoidable. Smaller frustrations, blameless annoyances can also trigger anger. Feel good-do good, peoples tendency to be helpful when already in a good mood.
