AFF 502 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Frontal Lobe, Walter Bradford Cannon, Phineas Gage
1 Jun 2017
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Six observable features that allow us to define an emotion: cognitive antecedents: beliefs trigger an emotional response. Such as becoming angry when another driver runs a. 2. red light and almost causes a collision because you believe the other driver is driving carelessly. Intentional objects: emotions about something (person or situation). Object of emotional is usually closely related to the belief that triggered the emotion. An emotion is about something while a mood is a general feeling that does not focus on anything in particular: physiological arousal: hormonal and nervous system changes accompany emotional responses. Your body goes through hormonal changes when you experience an emotion: physiological expressions: emotions can be characterized by observable expressions that are associated with how a person functions. Some physiological responses are functional and some result from the situation: valence: emotions can be rated on a scale with a neutral point in the center and positive and negative feelings on the endpoints.
