PSYCH 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 35: Visual Acuity, Facial Muscles, Unconscious Mind
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Functions: communication: eternal signals of internal mental states, adaptation for the expresser, e. g. , readiness to flight or fight, e. g. , visual acuity (lee et al. , 2014) The effects of facial expressions: research on the facial feedback effect, facial expressions can trigger emotional feelings and signal our body to respond accordingly, people also mimic others" expressions, which help them empathize. Gender and expressiveness: male and female film viewers did not differ dramatically in self-reported emotions or physiological responses, but the women"s faces showed much more emotion. Culture and emotional expression: gesture meanings vary among cultures; but outward signs of emotion are generally the same, facial muscles speak a universal language for some basic emotions. Intro to personality and psychodynamic theories: personality, individual"s characteristic pattern of thinking, the sum total of the behavioral and mental feeling, and acting characteristics that are distinctive of an individual, persona actor"s mask .
