PSY BEH 11B Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Sympathetic Nervous System, Behaviorism, Appraisal Theory
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Lecture 8 notes: using knowledge to solve problems, make pans or decisions, achieve goals, what does it mean to be rational, what role does emotion play? d. Behavior (action, emotional expression, behavioral tendencies and motivations) a. iii. Cognition: theories of emotion differ about b. i. Which is the essential component of emotion b. ii. How emotion is related to cognition b. ii. 1. b. ii. 2. Perception of event bodily changes subjective experience c. i. 2. c. i. 3. See bear run, hear pounds becomes afraid. See bear sympathetic nervous system arousal causes involuntary, instinctive preparation for flight: heart pounds, respiration increases, etc. Perception of physiological changes fear c. i. 4. Emotions are distinguished by dispositions to behave in particular ways (e. g. , fight vs. flight) c. iii. Emotions are similar across species and cultures c. iv. Paul ekman"s research with the fore of papua new guinea c. iv. 1. Show me what your face would look like if c. iv. 1. a. c. iv. 1. b. c. iv. 1. c. Common facial expressions of basic emotions across many cultures c. iv. 2. a.