PSYB10H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Social Intuitionism, Duration Neglect, Affective Forecasting
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Emotions are brief, speci c, multidimensional experiences that help people meet their (often social) goals. Emotions involve ve components: the appraisal process, physiological responses, expressive behavior, subjective feelings, and action tendencies. Darwin inspired dozens of studies nding that human emotional expression is universal, is seen in other species, and is evident in those blind from birth. At the same time, cultures have speci c emotion accents, such as the tongue bite in india for embarrassment. Cultures vary in the emotions that are focal, having richer vocabularies and expressing them more in their nonverbal behavior. People of different cultures vary in the emotions they value. And cultures differ in how they regulate emotions with speci c display rules, the rules governing how and when to express emotions. Emotions are a nonverbal language we use to carry out our social interactions. Emotions serve to communicate our commitment to others and build trust.
