PSYC14H3 Lecture Notes - Collectivism, Ingroups And Outgroups, Emotion Recognition
Document Summary
Evolution as evolved information-processing systems: emotions inform us of who we are, what our relationships with others are like, and how to behave. Emotions color our life experiences and give meaning to events: emotions transient, neurological reactions to events that have consequences for our welfare, and require an immediate behavioral response. Include feelings, but also physiological reactions, expressive behaviors behavioral intensions and cognitive changes. Feelings are a part of emotion but not emotion itself: emotions are rapid information processing systems that evolved to help us act with minimal conscious thinking or deliberation. Expressive behavior such as facial expressions or verbal utterances. Physiological reactions such as increased heart rate. Action tendencies such as moving toward or away from an object. Cognition-specific patterns of thinking: emotions are quick as they only last for a few seconds or minutes, while moods last much longer (hours or days, emotion is a human universal.
