PSYC 215 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Ethical Dilemma, Rodent, Affective Forecasting
13 May 2013
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Sympathy breakthroughs: during war, for ex, when a face-to-face encounter cannot be met with violence b/c the person feels too much sympathy for the other. Emotions wield powerful influence on what people perceive, how they reason , what they deem right and wrong and what matter to them: adversary becomes fellow human being. Any situation can be construed in multiple ways and can call forth a variety of actions. Emotions are magical transformations in that they powerfully and immediately shift the individual to specific ways of thinking and acting. Emotions disrupt sound reasoning and make people behave irrationally but can also aid reason and are vital to healthy relationships, sound functioning and effective pursuit of a good life. Emotion: brief, specific, social oriented states w/ psychological and physiological that help humans meet goals, many of which are social. Emotions help us navigate our social environment and motivate us to act in specific ways that affect important relationships.
