PSYC 4750 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Sleep Deprivation, Qualia, Limbic System
21 Nov 2016
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Internal feelings that are based on our body"s homeostasis and usually rise. Emotional feelings arise suddenly in reaction to stimulus changes gradually. It is a functional reaction to a stimulus event or change such as actual or anticipated loss or gain. It is channeled along psychological, physiological and behavioral dimensions. The channels operate in synchrony for the purpose of coping and adapting to these stimulus changes. Affect: refers to the private subjective experience that floods consciousness. Facial expressions: another channel for emotions and are associated with affect. Physiological arousal: a channel for emotions which got credibility from. William james, it is a channel for those that occur as changes in electrodermal responses, blood pressure, heart rate, respiration rate, skin temperature and muscle activity. Action readiness: being prepared to engage in behaviors. All of these are in the brain. Psychologists view emotion as a psychological construct that serves as a label for the coherence among the various channels.
