PSY BEH 11B Lecture 8: psybeh11bwk5lec1
5 Feb 2019
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Reasoning: using knowledge to solve problems, make plans or decisions, & achieve goals. The question of whether emotion is adaptive has been contemplated for centuries. Still contemplated in pop culture & media. Article that he wrote that has been very famous ever since. Common sense understanding of emotion is incorrect. The more rational statement is what we feel sorry because we cry, angry because we strike, & afraid because we tremble. Essentially emotions are a response to what is happening physically. James-lange theory of emotion focused on feelings. See a bear -> there will be changes in body as result. William james argued that the bodily changes are the core component. Could perceive something & not feel fear. Bodily changes are the key to which emotion manifests. Argued bodily change was important to emotion -> activation of sympathetic nervous system.
