Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Facial Feedback Hypothesis, Facial Nerve Paralysis, Botulinum Toxin

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Michael Atkinson

Document Summary

Triggering the ras: collateral sensory informaion, non speciic, corical feedback. Emoion provoking events --- percepion (danger) ---- percepion of emoion (fear) --- bodily arousal. Emoion provoking events --- percepion (danger) --- bodily arousal --- percepion of emoion (fear) Changes in facial expression responsible for disinct emoion. Number of studies indicate that adoping appropriate expression yields emoion. Simuli seen as funnier for smile group, etc. High: skin temperature: high = anger, low = fear/sad. Paient (f. p. ) could not display emoions, but did report feeling emoional. Inject botoxfmri scans before and ater while displaying anger. Lower acivity level in amygdala and brainstem ater. Emoion provokin events --- appraisal--- bodily arousal --- back to appraisal --- emoion. Emoion provokin events --- percepion appraisal ---(type)-->percepion of emoion (fear) or. Exposed to : frightening ilm, comedy, insulted, control. In control group, epinephrine alone did not produce emoion. Subjects reported more, anger, fear, and happiness in appropriate groups.