[PSY BEH 11C] - Midterm Exam Guide - Ultimate 39 pages long Study Guide!

• School: UC-Irvine
• Department: Psychology and Social Behavior
• Course: PSY BEH 11C
• Professor: Susan Charles

Document Summary

Charles darwin came up with the first theory of emotion: brought data, information to bear, on why he thought his theory made sense. Emotions are integral and have evolved in similar ways in all animals to motivate and communicate: psychology is a science and should test this idea. Are facial expressions universal? (cid:894)e. g. (cid:895) (cid:862)(cid:455)ou (cid:449)ere a(cid:271)out to fight(cid:863) (cid:894)e. g. (cid:895) (cid:862)(cid:455)ou lear(cid:374)ed that (cid:455)our (cid:272)hild had died(cid:863) (cid:894)e. g. (cid:895) (cid:862)(cid:455)ou (cid:373)et frie(cid:374)ds(cid:863) These basic emotional expressions (happiness, sadness, fear) are pretty universal not only for humans but in animals as well. To read and detect e(cid:373)otio(cid:374)al e(cid:454)pressio(cid:374)s : (cid:862)whi(cid:272)h s(cid:373)ile is the (cid:862)real(cid:863) o(cid:374)e? (cid:863) Natural, authentic smiles are called duchenne smiles. Any theory of emotions should include these three topics: William james (1884), the father of psychology [not sigmund freud!] First professor of psychology, phd in physiology: famous brother is henry james (english literature, first psychologist in the united states.