PSY 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Display Rules, Cerebral Cortex, Facial Feedback Hypothesis
23 Nov 2020
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Expressive behaviors observable behavioural indications of subjectively experienced emotions. Empathy the capacity for experiencing the same emotional response being exhibited by another person. Darwin argued that emotional displays are products of evolution, and they contribute to species survival. Two findings suggest humans have fundamental emotional patterns: Expressions of certain emotions are similar across variety of. Children who are blind from birth express basic emotions in same cultures way as sighted children. Emotions can be organized in terms of hierarchy ranging from most universal to more subtle, ruling out possibility that emotions are learned disinterest) Most basic are positive and negative affect (interest and. Basic emotions described by evolutionary theorists appear at. Third level consists of subtle emotions (love) second level. Emotion theorist concluded that innate biological factors and cultural display rules combine to shape emotional expression. Different parts of face provide best cues for recognizing various emotions. Eyes provide major cues for fear and sadness.
