PSYC 2120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Nuclear Weapon
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Ander: right social wrongs and restore justice. Guilt: make amends when we have harmed others. Gratitude: reward others for their cooperative actions. Compassion: show concern for and help others. Most people had been exposed to western media (problem) Challenge: find culture with little or no exposure. Inuit were never seen expressing anger: japanese wives of samurai soldiers in 17th century would smile after receiving new that their husbands had died nobly in battle, emotion accents: culturally specific ways that people express emotions. Tongue vs embarrassment study: focal emotions: most commonly experienced in lives of members of a culture. 46 terms that refer to anger (tahiti) 113 words that refer to shame and embarrassment (china) Ideal emotions: people from a particular culture idealize and value. Group 1: 1 question rate satisfaction with life today. Group 2: 2 questions (cid:862)ho(cid:449)"s the (cid:449)eather do(cid:449)(cid:374) there? (cid:863) the(cid:374) rate satisfaction.
