PSY 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Paul Ekman, Interchannel, Counterfactual Thinking
22 Aug 2016
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Anger, fear, happiness, sadness, disgust, and surprise. Darwin and ekman + friesen, 1975: darwin claims these 6 expressions are universally and intuitively recognize and displayed ex. Africa and the americas all smile when happy: difference is some cultures believe in being more reserved in emotions, but when they are showed they are still performed the same way, ekman and friesen backed up darwin"s claims. Gold, silver, and bronze medalists 2006: gold typically smiling because won 1st, bronze typically smiling because won something at least, silver never smiling because upset about not getting first, example of counterfactual thinking. Gestures including emblems that are specific to a culture. Posture (ballet study: when in ballets someone is playing a good character, the movements tend to be rounded, when in ballets someone is playing a bad character, the movements tend to be angular. Status and touching who initiates: generally the higher ranking person initiates.
