PSY-1200 Chapter Notes - Chapter 36: Schadenfreude
6 Dec 2016
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Book notes: humans are good at detecting nonverbal cues, they can detect negative stimuli and images easily. Abused children are more likely to perceive anger as fear: facial expressions are hard to control; our brains detect subtle changes in emotions. It is harder, however, for the brain to detect feigned emotions. Introverts are better at reading others while extraverts are easier to read: when considering gender (36. 2, women are better than men at reading subtle emotions . There are telltale signs of emotion that can be shared across cultures. Slavic: emotions can amplify and reinforce what we believe (36. 4) Facial code is the system of emotional signals displayed by altering muscles around the eyes, nose and mouth. Facial feedback effect shows how our emotions are going to cause us to act in a certain way. Empathy is increased by mirroring facial expressions of someone as they look at you. Behavioral feedback effect shows how our actions can influence our behavior.
