PSYC 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Amygdala, Impulsivity, Thalamus
26 Mar 2016
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Chapter 8: discrete(for each emotion we have, esp those thought tobe universal, theres distinct bio process for those emotions) emotion theory: humans have a innate set of basic emotions that are universally (cross-culturally recognized). Each emotion is a separate (discrete) category six basic ones. Anger, disgust, fear, happiness, sadness and surprise). (not everyone agrees) recognizable by facial expression and produced by different biological processes. Conceptualize human emotions by where they lie on two dimensions like valence and arousal. William james (1842-1910): we feel afraid because we tremble, sorry because we cry. The james-lange theory states that emotion is our conscious awareness of our physiological responses to stimuli. Our body arousal happens first, and then the cognitive awareness and label for the feeling: i"m angry. According to this theory, if something makes us smile, we may then feel happy. Only experience emotion after i"m feeling based on physiological response. Oh theres tears, so i must be sad.
