Psychology 2040A/B Lecture Notes - Child Abuse, Amygdala, Dazed

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2040A/B
• Professor: Jackie Sullivan

Document Summary

Emotion is a rapid appraisal of the personal significance of the situation, which prepares you for action. A number of theorist take a functionalist approach to emotion, emphasizing the broad function of emotions is to energize behaviour aimed at attaining personal goals. Things that become relevant cause emotions: goals, others" social behaviours, sensation/state of mind emotional reactions affect desire to repeat the experience. Emotions arise from ongoing exchanges between the person & the environment. Emotions are central in all our endeavours cognitive processing, social behaviour & health. Emotional reactions can lead to learning that is essential for survival. The emotion-cognitive relationship is evident in the impact of anxiety on performance (high anxiety impairs thinking. The relationship between emotion & cognitive progressing is bidirectional from the start of birth, serves outcomes of mastery & as the energizing force continued learning. Emotional signals (like smiling) affects the behaviours of others.