PSYC 100B Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Human Body, Amygdala, Frontal Lobe
5 May 2016
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Experience of emotion involves awareness of our physiological responses to emotion-arousing stimuli. Cannon-bard theory, arousal and emotion happen at the same time: Emotion- arousing stimulus simultaneous triggers physiological responses and subjective experience of emotion. Human body responses run parallel to cognitive responses rather than causing them. Schachter and singer two-factor theory: arousal + label= emotion: Emotions have two ingredients: physical arousal and cognitive appraisal. Emotional experience requires a conscious interpretation of arousal. Spillover arousal from one event to the next, influencing a response. Zajonc: sometimes emotional response takes neural shortcut that bypasses the cortex and goes directly to amygdala. Lazarus: brain processes much information without conscious awareness but mental functioning still takes place. Emotions arise when an event is appraised as harmless or dangerous. Arousal in the body is regulated by sympathetic (arousing) and parasympathetic (calming) systems. Arousal affects performance in different ways , depending on the task. Depression and general negativity: right frontal lobe activity.
