PSY100H1 Chapter 10: chapter 10
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People across cultures largely agree on the meaning of different facial expressions. Display rules govern how and when emotions are exhibited. When people are in good moods, they tend to use heuristic thinking, which allows them to make decisions more quickly and efficiently. Posits people use their current emotional state to make judgments and appraisals, even if they don"t know the source of their moods. If they are aware of the source of their moods, their feelings no longer influence judgment. Somatic markers bodily reactions that arise from the emotional evaluation of an action"s consequences. Ex) driving fast has led to speeding tickets, you will be motivated to slow down. Person with damage to the frontal lobes tend not to use past outcomes to regulate future behavior. Attentional blink occurs b/c attention was focused on the first word, and there"s a temporary impairment in processing subsequent words.
