PSYC 1101 Chapter 11: psych ch.11.docx
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Some emotional expressions emerge without direct reinforcement. May be by-products of innate motor programs. Darwin showed similarities in emotions between humans and other animals. When dogs snarl, it looks like when humans sneer: culture and emotion. Fear: our brains create, however, a wide array of secondary emotions by mixing different primary emotions. Cultural differences in emotional expression: display rules. Display rules: societal guidelines for how and when to express emotions: ex. Americans teach boys that it is not acceptable to cry and vice versa for girls. Each primary emotion is associated with a distinctive constellation of facial expressions. Some emotions can be determined from analyzing physiological responses: ex. When we are threatened, our heart rates increase: ex. When we are afraid, our digestive system slows down. Real happiness: smiling in the mouth and eyes. Fake happiness: the smile does not reach the eyes. Cognitive theories of emotion: emotions are products of thinking.
