L33 Psych 100B Study Guide - Final Guide: Paul Ekman, Linguistic Relativity, Boredom
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To what extent are emotions universal? : charles darwin. Similarity/dissimilarity of emotional experience across species (e. g. humans vs. dogs) There are similarities as well as differences (for example, blushing) Need to be careful: animals may not have the same underlying feeling even though they have similar gestures/facial expressions to humans. Display phenomenon: showing teeth with anger same across species, but the internal experience is different: paul ekman. Similarity/dissimilarity of emotional experience among humans, across culture (e. g. american vs. chinese people) Even though you don"t know their language, you can tell their emotions from facial expressions. Evidence for similarity: the universal six claim: happiness, sadness, disgust, anger, fear, surprise. His theory is only about facial expressions. Caveats and cautions regarding ekman"s theory: pride is also an universally recognized emotion (not ekman) Cultural display rules : rules that dictate how universal emotional expressions should be modified according to specific social situations.
