PSYC18H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Arlie Russell Hochschild, Capilano Suspension Bridge, Thematic Apperception Test
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1872, charles darwin, published most important book on emotions yet the. Expression of the emotions in man and animals. Darwin did not propose that emotions had function in our survival. 1838, accepted theory was that god gave humans special facial muscles that allowed them to express uniquely human sentiments unknown to animals. Central tenet of darwin"s theory humans descended from other species: we ourselves are animals. He realized the importance of cross-cultural study. Was one of the first to use questionnaires. Darwin concluded emotional expressions derive largely from habits that in our evolutionary or individual past had once been used. For darwin, emotional expressions showed continuity of adult human behavioral mechanism w/ those of lower animals and w/ those of infancy. Darwin thought emotional expressions were like vestigial parts of our bodies. In darwin"s eyes, our emotions link us to our past of our species and to our infancy. Darwin thought emotions have useful functions too.
