PSYC14H3 Study Guide - Final Guide: Institute For Operations Research And The Management Sciences, Carroll Izard, Paul Ekman
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Chapter 8: emotions colour our life experiences as they inform us of who we are, what our relationships with others are like, and how to behave. expressive behaviour face, voice, gestures etc. physiological reactions heart beating, breathing, sweating etc. motor behaviour running, hitting, freezing etc: emotions are functional because: when they occur, they tell us something important about our relationship to the emotion-eliciting stimulus, they help prepare our bodies for action, and have important social meanings (watch out the boss is angry). Thus, emotion helps us solve complex social coordination problems that occur because human social life is complex. all humans regardless of culture, have emotions; thus, the existence of emotion is a universal aspect of human functioning. Like many other psychological processes, emotions has evolved. Comparative research has demonstrated that nonhuman primates have some emotions such as anger, fear and disgust.
