Psychology 1100E Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Autonomic Nervous System, Thalamus, Display Rules

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1100E
• Professor: Irene Cheung

Document Summary

A behavioural response to some kind of stimulus. Association of these two things with a pattern of cognitive, physiological and behavioural reactions. Behavioural expression is typically observable and perceived by those around us. Can think about emotion as a positive or negative experience that is associated with a particular pattern of physiological responses and neural activity. Emotions as a way of figuring out, is this something i want to start to do - one of the cues that indicate to us what direction we should be moving our behaviour. Physiology - autonomic nervous system - changes in it are cues about what you"re feeling in that moment - may be apparent to other individuals. Cognition- subjective feelings, judgements, appraisal of emotions to create a subjective feeling of what happiness or sadness looks like. Experience/behaviour - those behaviours are observable and sensed or perceived by those around you.