Myers EXPLORING PSYCHOLOGY (6th Edition in Modules)Expressed EmotionSlide 3Slide 4Experienced EmotionSlide 6Slide 7Slide 8Slide 9Slide 10Slide 11Slide 12Slide 13Happiness is...Slide 15Myers EXPLORING PSYCHOLOGY (6th Edition in Modules)Module 30Expressed and Experienced EmotionJames A. McCubbin, PhDClemson UniversityWorth PublishersExpressed EmotionPeople more speedily detect an angry face than a happy one (Ohman, 2001a)Expressed EmotionGender and expressivenessMenWomenSad Happy ScaryFilm Type16141210 8 6 4 2 0NumberofexpressionsExpressed EmotionCulturally universal expressionsExperienced EmotionInfants’ naturally occurring emotionsExperienced EmotionThe Amygdala--a neural key to fear learningExperienced EmotionCatharsisemotional releasecatharsis hypothesis “releasing” aggressive energy (through action or fantasy) relieves aggressive urgesFeel-good, do-good phenomenonpeople’s tendency to be helpful when already in a good moodExperienced EmotionSubjective Well-Beingself-perceived happiness or satisfaction with lifeused along with measures of objective well-beingphysical and economic indicators to evaluate people’s quality of lifeExperienced EmotionMoods across the dayExperienced EmotionChanging materialismExperienced EmotionDoes money buy happiness?Year100%90%80%70%60%50%40%30%20%10%0%Averageper-personafter-tax incomein 1995 dollarsPercentagedescribingthemselves asvery happy$20,000$19,000$18,000$17,000$16,000$15,000$14,000$13,000$12,000$11,000$10,000$9,000$8,000$7,000$6,000$5,000$4,0001930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000Percentage very happyPersonal incomeExperienced EmotionValues and life satisfactionMoneyLove1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00Life satisfaction 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.0-0.2-0.4ImportancescoresExperienced EmotionAdaptation-Level Phenomenontendency to form judgments relative to a “neutral” level brightness of lights volume of sound level of income defined by our prior experienceRelative Deprivationperception that one is worse off relative to those with whom one compares oneselfHappiness is...Researchers Have Found ThatHappy People Tend toHave high self-esteem (in individualistic countries)Be optimistic, outgoing, and agreeableHave close friendships or a satisfyingmarriageHave work and leisure that engagetheir skillsHave a meaningful religious faithSleep well and exerciseHowever, Happiness Seems Not MuchRelated to Other Factors, Such asAgeGender (women are more often depressed, but also more often joyful)Education levelsParenthood (having children or not)Physical attractivenessExperienced EmotionThe ingredients of
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