PSYC 3103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 45: Social Emotions, The Roots, Ingroups And Outgroups
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Syncretic feelings and desires generated by primitive emotion systems. Analogous to the generation of primary social emotions from. In comparison other success failure success failure deserved triumph humiliation admiration contempt undeserved modesty indignation resentment sympathy triumph pride-arrogance resentment envy-jealousy humiliation guilt-shame contempt pity-scorn. But: if differences in outcomes are perceived to be fair, moral factors. The primary social and moral emotions are inherently selfish, based on invidious social comparisons: one is up, the other down. Other moral emotions are communal, where both win (or lose) If i follow the rules fairly and you follow the rules fairly, we can mutually acknowledge that each of us is acting with civility: that is, acting with justice and meeting social expectations. Gratitude: acknowledge receipt of a valuable social commodity--following the rules fairly. Respect: result is a relationship of mutual respect. Elevation: in which each is elevated by the other. Appreciation: following rules fairly results in mutual appreciation.
