PSY100H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Stanley Schachter, Walter Bradford Cannon, Facial Expression
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Emotion & motivation involve neural circuits that operate below the level of consciousness. Spontaneous, automatic responses to our thoughts & perception. Communicated through facial expression, body language, gesture & tone. Negative emotions = narrow attention (focusing on local feasderwture - square) Suggested that emotions can be viewed along dimensions instead of isolated states. Suggested that some emotions are in closer relationship than the others. More general than emotions (good mood while feeling pleased, exited. Process that arouses, maintains and guides behaviors to a specific goal. The process of motivation is accompanied by distinct emotional states (seeking water - distressing, drinking water - relief and happiness) Emotions and motivation both arouse and stimulate behaviors, but motivation is more direct and precise. Motivation often take one form while emotions have a lot of forms (thirsty - drink, sad- cry or exercise) Core: this type of emotions is the result of a sequence of events.
