PSYC 201 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Vasomotor Center, Sympathetic Nervous System, Autonomic Nervous System
15 Jul 2016
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Emotion: an intrapersonal state that occurs in response to either an external or an internal event and typically involves 3 components: 1. physiological component: changes in bodily arousal; increased heart rate, body temp, respiration autonomic nervous system sympathetic ns: ght or ight, arouses body in situations of anxiety/ danger parasympathetic ns: calms body down, returns body to its normal state. 2. cognitive: the subjective appraisal and interpretation of one"s feelings and one"s surrounding environment evaluative thoughts people have about emotional experiences ( i am afraid ) ex. Bear situations - appraised as pleasant or life-threatening ex. roller coaster - interpreted and evaluated as excitement or fear. 3. behavioural displays of emotion - observed by objective raters self-reports - given list of feelings, might be inaccurate and hard to do with children physiological reactions - facial electromyography, assessments of heart rate, skin conducting, startle re ex.
