PSYC 307 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Burarra, The Anatomy Of Dependence, Cheq Wong Language
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Liget is a key emotion in life of ilongot (indigenous hunting-and-gathering tribe in northern. Philippines) can"t understand customs without understanding liget. Two-factor theory of emotion: emotions are primarily interpretations of bodily responses (two factor: physiological signals and interpretation of the signals) Study: separate participant"s interpretation from source of their arousal; said they were studying a. New vitamin that affected vision: done by providing participants with situational cues to guide interpretation (euphoric vs anger, euphoria condition: confederates made participant in giddy playful mood while they filled questionnaire. Interpreted arousal as result of feeling euphoric: anger condition: confederates made participant join them in frustration and outrage at rudeness of items in questionnaire. They should feel physiological arousal; but unsure where it came from! Interpreted arousal by looking to situation they were in. Suggest an evolutionary origin to human emotions: physiological signals of fear we experience when we see bear aids us to get our body out of harm"s way.
