PSYC 2100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Capilano Suspension Bridge, Belongingness, Comfort Food
9 Apr 2018
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Emotion and affect chapter 6: when discussing emotions people tend to use mood and affect as interchangeable terms however they are different. Affect classification of the emotions into good (positive) or bad (negative) emotions. It can be a quick reactions to an automatic like or dislike to something. Mood state that"s not associated with an event. Emotion evaluative reaction to something (e. g. , an event, another"s behaviour etc) Two types of affect: automatic affect this is the quick response usually interpreted as good or bad and may occur outside of consciousness, conscious emotion experience of a unified feeling state such as happiness, anger and sadness. Benefits: more research on emotion and arousal: facial feedback hypothesis whatever facial expression you have can result in feedback to the brain to indicate your emotion (e. g, hold pen with lips vs with teeth) Misattribution emotions: dutton & aron (1974, capilano suspension bridge, 2 fact theory: arousal & meet attractive person (external cue)
