PSYC 2740 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Hyperconnected Space
14 Apr 2013
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Emotional state: depends more on the situation a person is in than on the specific person, i. e. A man is angry because he was treated unfairly. Emotional trait: a pattern of emotional reactions that a person consistently experiences across a variety of life situations, i. e. We expect mary to be cheerful at home, work and at school. Categorical approach: researchers who think that primary emotions are key. (anger, sadness, joy, primary emotions are thought to be the irreducible set of emotions, combinations of which result in the huge variety of experienced emotions. A person can feel unpleasant feelings in a very high arousal way (nervous, anxious, terrified) or in a very low arousal way (bored, fatigued, tired). Similarly, a person can feel pleasant feelings in a very high arousal way (excited, enthusiastic, elated) or in a very low arousal way (calm, relaxed). Content of emotion: a specific kind of emotion that a person experiences.
