PSY 2606 1st Edition Lecture 18Outline of Last Lecture What is emotion?I. James Lange theory, Cannon Bard theory, appraisal process, core-relational theme, primary appraisal stage, secondary appraisal stage Universal vs. Cultural EmotionI. principle of serviceable habits, focal emotions, hypercognize, display rules, nonverbal communicationOutline of Current Lecture I. EmotionA. emotional mimicry, infrahumanization, feelings as information perspective Current Lecture - touch is rewarding - ex. cloth monkey experiment where the baby monkey went to the wire monkey with cloth on it rather than the one with the food and no cloth - communicates emotion - sports team who celebrated more with touch (ex. fist bumps, high fives) generally did better - communicative, mitigates stress,- emotional mimicry: unconsciously mimic other people’s emotions- Infrahumanization: reluctant to attribute complex emotions to outgroup members- hesitate to assume that a member of an outgroup experiences complex emotionsThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.- Feelings as information Perspective: since many judgements are too complex for you to review all of the information, you rely on your emotions to provide you with rapid information about the condition in your social environment - people often use their current feelings to make complex social judgments- ex. people are usually happier with life on sunny days than on overcast days when NOT previously asked about the
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