PSY321H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Ilongot Language, Autonomic Nervous System, Cheq Wong Language
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Ilongot, an indigenous tribe in the northern philippines. Key emotion, liget, meaning (approximation) anger, passion, energy. James, our emotions are the physiological responses to stimuli in our world. Lange, these physiological responses were products of our autonomic nervous system. Our bodies respond to stimuli by preparing us to react in a survival-facilitating way. Our emotions are our bodily changes that signal how we should behave. Suggests that people in all cultures should have the same emotional experiences. Emotions are primarily our interpretations of bodily responses. (schacter & singer, 1962) participants completed a questionnaire in a situation where arousal would be interpreted as either euphoria or anger. Also manipulated amount of physiological arousal experienced. Placebo, given saline and truthfully told the injection wouldn"t have any side effects on their state of arousal. Epinephrine-informed, epinephrine-uninformed, epinephrine-misinformed (told it would decrease their arousal)
