PSYC18H3- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 62 pages long!)
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Psyc18 lecture 1 & chapter 1 notes: approaches to. Emotion: a psychological state or process that mediates between our concerns (or goals) and events of our world. 3 components of emotional experience: physiological brain activations, nervous system, experiential, conscious awareness, cognitive appraisals, understanding what you are feeling, behavioural, expressions, verbal, action tendencies. It"s that an emotion is a kind of commitment to another. When we love someone, we commit ourselves to that other. Arousal- intensity: emotions can be subjective ex. anger can make someone feel good or even crying. What functions do emotions serve: changes our attention and focus as well. Information: emotions provide us with information about situations, we use emotions as tools to express to others what we need (darwin, Motivation: emotions mobilize us to act to ensure survival (frijda, 2007). Ex. disgusted by something causes us to stay away from something. First use of word emotion 1570s france esmotion = to set in motion, move the feelings.
