Psychology 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11.2: Somatic Theory, Facial Muscles, Autonomic Nervous System

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Terry Biggs

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Somatic theory of emotion: body informs mind; physiological reactions determine our emotions. The facial feedback hypothesis: facial muscles involved in emotional displays feed messages to brain, facial response and contraction then check if emotion is dependent on it. Induce the emotion into subject: pencil or make them laugh. Schanchter two factor theory of emotion: arousal and cognitive labeling based on situational cues emotion. Same arousal response to same eliciting stimuli = arousal influenced by appraisal. Tested males watching other men get penis chopped off: experimentally manipulated soundtracks used, trauma soundtrack, denial soundtrack, intellectualization soundtrack, silent control condition, looked at how sweaty palms are. Can arousal be manipulated to influence cognitive appraisals of external stuff. Influence appraisal: arousal effects person"s appraisal of elicit stimulus , tested different types of drugs, measured: coding/ amusement behaviours amusement score. Internal or external stimuli: biological factors, infants respond to interesting or disinteresting, evolutionary response: fear, learning: previous situations cause stimuli to elicit motion.