MHR 405 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Absenteeism, Job Satisfaction, Organizational Commitment

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Human Resources
• Course: MHR 405
• Professor: Oxana Svergun

Document Summary

Psychological, behavioural, physiological episodes that create state of readiness. Episodes brief events that typically subside/occur in waves lasting milliseconds to minutes. Different from moods, which aren"t directed toward anything in particular, tend to be long-term state. Changes in physiological (e. g. blood pressure, heart rate), psychological (e. g. Changes in physiological (e. g. blood pressure, heart rate), psychological (e. g. thought process), and behaviour (e. g. Changes in physiological (e. g. blood pressure, heart rate), psychological (e. g. thought process), and behaviour (e. g. facial expression) All have core affect (evaluate that something is good/bad) 6 major emotions happy, sad, fear, anger, surprise, disgust. Most ob theories person"s thoughts/actions governed primarily/exclusively by logical thinking (cognition) Neuroscience discoveries our perceptions, attitudes, decisions, behaviour influenced by emotions as well as cognition. Emotions may have greater influence often occur before cognitive processes influence cognitive process. Emotions generate global evaluation (core effect) that something is good/bad, helpful/harmful, approached/avoided (positive/negative)