PSY 1101 Lecture Notes - Sri Lanka Overseas Service

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 1101
• Professor: Rosalinde Klempan

Document Summary

Cognition and emotion: cognitive appraisal (cogapp) is more important than autonomic arousal in. Interpret (appraise) experienced situation regarding personal goals and well being: outcome of appraisal is a belief (neg. Two parts: appraisal process, resulting belief. Intensity and differentiation of emotions: appraisal contributes to subjective experience of emotion (intensity and tone) Beliefs are varied enough to discriminate between emotions. Support for cogapp in determining quality of emotional experience. Classic study: tried to separate arousal and appraisal using different sources. 2 subject groups (gp) injected with epinephrine (induces ans arousal) Gp 1 informed about arousal and gp 2 misinformed. Relied on appraisal and rated feelings according to induction. Instead of injections use physical exercise to arouse (neutral arousal) Subjects reported more intense anger if provoked after exercise vs. no exercise. Schacters two factor theory of emotion: emotional experience consists of arousal plus cognitive label of the arousal. Emotional belief and determine the experienced emotion. Percieved arousal usually attributed to the belief.