PSY100H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Frontal Lobe, Lobotomy, Immune System
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We behave differently, and different people show different emotions in response to the same situation. Our expressed emotions may not reflect what we feel inside. Facial expressions and body language help us communicate. We"re good at facial expressions but maybe not that good at body language. Body postures can be beneficial to animals and humans (provides social info for danger, etc) 2 nerves: facial nerve and trigeminal nerve. Different pathways as well: spontaneuous (subcortrical system) vs. Some pple with damage cannot voluntarily smile, but can do spontaneuous smiles. So these smiles are controlled by different pathways. managed by different areas of the brain. Primates: barred teeth = submissive to a dominant animal, not smiling. Open mouth is a play face, sort of happy. The presence of others intensifies our emotional expression. More intent facial expressions to odours when other people are around you. Liars slip up in body language: less upper body movement, nervous smiles, laugh a little bit more.