PSYC 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Affective Forecasting, Life Satisfaction, Rebound Effect
29 Dec 2017
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Emotions: brief, specific psychological and physiological responses that help humans. Characterizing emotions meet goals, many of which are social. They aren"t directed at any one thing in particular. Depression, mania, etc. are mood disorders (long-lasting) Characterizing emotions: emotions are brief, last for seconds or minutes, not hours or days. Physiological expressions (e. g. , sweaty palms) last seconds or minutes: they are different from , moods (e. g. , feeling blue or irritable) which can last for hours or days. Anger motivates us to right social wrongs: not all emotions are good, though, outburst at a traffic cop, at a friend. Components of emotions: appraisal, primary appraisal: unconscious, fast, automatic - initial flash of positive or negative feelings, secondary appraisal: conscious, slow, more deliberate, appraisal processes initiate emotions. Universality of emotions: to some extent, emotional responses are innate and. Cultural specificity of emotions: different cultures have emotional accents and. Evolutionary approach to emotion behavior that were beneficial for our evolutionary predecessors.
