Psy in the news when people are hungry they actually make really smart decisions because they re trying harder to live Quicker and better decisions If you re hungry you have to make decisions more quickly Hungry ppl did better on the gambling test Lots of anxiety when in transit Not happy in transit actually sad Not really stressed at work but tired at work We naturally don t like snakes Individual emotions approach list the emotions and see how they feel different Specificity hypothesis every emotion has a different biological and autonomic footprint when researched it was a dead end it is not relevant today your body is warmer when angry but besides that there are no physiological differences between angry and afraid Facial expressions the expressions are universal because he went to an isolated tribe in Papa New Guinea and they characterized the emotions correctly Are emotions positive or negative How intense are the emotions How long do the emotions last When people smell something good the reaction takes longer and slower the ugly smell has a mini face of disgust If one thing touches another we assign the attributes to both objects Common sense view you feel the emotion first and then you do the action Stimulus emotion behavior William Harvey thought that it was stimulus behavior emotion peripheral theory of emotion Walter cannon central nervous system centralist theory saw bear processed in brain felt emotion and brought about behavior at the same time but its vague Stanley Shatner emotions are cognitive events we search our environments and ask for a reason for why we feel that way People who had adrenaline but didn t know thought that they were hopped up because of the other person in the room When on a high bridge 40 of the guys called her back People go to exhilarating things on dates James s and cannon s theory reading body closely you know how you feel GOOD FOR MALES Shatner s theory of environment is consistent with how women gauge their emotions Power pose before interview gives you confidence Intrapersonal emotions how we feel personally Interpersonal emotions role of emotions between others or groups Social and cultural role of emotions to maintain social order within a society Emotions are rapid information processing systems that help us act with minimal thinking When we re afraid our bodies shut down our temporarily unneeded digestive system Emotion prepares a body for the action but the body doesn t always do it Emotions are connected with memories it s easier to remember happy times in happy times and sad times in sad times Emotions motivate future behaviors Facial expressions are powerful and effect the way others see us and feel themselves Social referencing infants seek out info from others to clarify how to act in a situation Universalists we all came from the same ancestors so we all have the same emotions North America individualists East Asia group culture collectivism
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