PSYC18H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Natya Shastra, Collectivism, Aesthetic Emotions
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Nonverbal communication smile, laugh, gaze, touch; 5 categories: emblems nonverbal gestures that directly translate to words. Markers of emotional expressions: emotional expressions tend to last just a few seconds, facial expressions of emotions involve involuntary muscle actions that cannot be inhibited, human emotion expressions often have parallels in displays of other species. Researchers travelled to papua, new guinea, participants would have to identify emotion being shown. Ability to judge emotions from facial expressions occurs early in development. Discovering new facial displays of emotions: ekman"s evidence suggested that anger, disgust, happiness, and sadness are associated with universal facial expressions, scientists have suggested other universal expressions, such as contempt, self-conscious emotions: embarrassment, shame, and pride. Elements of embarrassment are routinely seen in appeasement displays of other species. Pride associated with gains in status through socially valued actions. Displays of expansive posture, head movements up and back, and arm thrusts upward reliably signal pride to observers.
