PSYC 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Cortisol, Weight Gain, Sympathetic Nervous System
7 Apr 2016
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Self-recognition develops at age 2 (about 50% can) Can be demonstrated by recognizing anomalies in their mirror appearance and investigate their bodies accordingly. You understand that others have different knowledge than you do. Basic emotions are expressed the same way and understood by people all over the world: anger, disgust, fear, joy, sadness, surprise, contempt. Moral emotions are a highly developed sense of self-reflection and bind us together as a social group: must have developed theory of mind to experience. Must be able to imagine how others would perceive your actions. Others can form their own opinions of your actions: guilt, shame, embarrassment, pride. Sociobiological theory best explains why all humans experience the same basic emotions. Schachter and singer: activates sympathetic nervous system, emotions have two components: The experience of the sympathetic nervous system responding to potential threats by preparing our body to attack or retreat.
