PSYC 2230 Study Guide - Final Guide: Ethology, Blood Sugar, Limbic System
7 Oct 2012
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Emotion: internal conscious states that we infer in ourselves and others (also in many animals). Sympathetic nervous system activates with emotional arousal increased heart rate, respiration, perspiration and blood pressure. Stimulates glucocorticoid (hormone) release by adrenal glands. Parasympathetic nervous system brings you back down and restores energy. Nervous system activation occurs first and causes emotions. We fear a bear because our body reacted to seeing one: cannon-bard theory. Nervous system responses to emotional stimuli are the same for each emotion can"t be feedback from physiological activation. We experience physiological arousal and emotion at the same time. Cognitive labeling of the physiological activation determines emotion experienced physiological activation is the same for every emotion. Schachter-singer"s study (1962) injected with epinephrine (causing sympathetic nervous system arousal) some told actual effects of injection (informed), others uninformed. Waited in room with confederate acting euphoric or angry. Uninformed participants labeled their arousal congruent with confederate"s apparent mood.
