PSY 302 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Amygdala, 6 Years, Baby Talk
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Emotions: subjective way of appraising to some event that is impt to us -- how you view an event. Combination of physiological and cognitive responses to thoughts or experiences. Neural responses -- amygdala sending info to the hypothalamus -- stress response possibly ( fight or flight sympa response) be scared due to common exprience and exposureh bears. Theories on the nature and emergence of emotion: charles darwin - argue that emotions are innate. Emotional expressions-- facial expression related to the emotions. Subjective feelings -- ie: when you see a bear, you are a scared-- however some people may not. Emotions are expressed in order to manage the relationship between self and the environment. Emotions are innate and discrete from one another from very early in life. Each emotion is associated with a specific and distinctive set of bodily and facial reactions for all. To promote action toward achieving a goal (goal-driven) **
