PSYC 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Sympathetic Nervous System, Observational Learning, Married People

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Myriam Mongrain

Document Summary

**these elector notes very important for exam along with textbook. So fundamental - mood major driving force in everything you do. Motivations and strives towards these things- do it b/c think it"ll make us feel better: striving towards feeling good. Our basic driving force is to seek pleasure and avoid pain: want to achieve nirvana and avoid suffering, definition: 3 components, subjective: (very personal) Includes an evaluation: pleasant/unpleasant internal state + associated thoughts, neutral feeling- not in grip of strong emotion, thoughts specific to emotion experiencing, ex. feeling depressed/sad/down. Potential appraisal - student confused, thinks he"s rude, view of him changes - before adored him, now student is irritated and angry b/c didn"t respond to her. Or feel humiliated and embarked b/c people saw her get rejected. Shows persons personality and expectations identity how we feel about a situation. **emotion came before cognitive processes b/c big role to play in adaptation: physiological component: