PSYC 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Middle Finger, Cortisol, Sympathetic Nervous System
13 Dec 2016
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People across cultures can agree on emotional labels for facial expresses. Introverts are better at detecting, extroverts better at expressing. Facial-feedback effect- facial position and muscle changes can alter based on which emotion we are feeling. Example: people who fake frowns may actually feel more sad. Middle finger or thumb while reading led people to see characters as hostile or good. Flash of anger- gives energy and initiative to fight or take action when necessary. Persistent anger- can cause more harm than whatever we"re angry about. Ways to avoid it: distraction, exercise, verbal expression etc. Catharsis myth- says we can reduce anger by releasing it (e. g. yelling or punching a pillow) Can be a mood, attitude, social phenomenon, cognitive filter, or way to stay hopeful. Feel-good, do-good phenomenon- when in a good mood, we do more for others. Also, doing good feels good in these cases. Stressor- an event of condition which we view as threatening, challenging, or overwhelming.
