Agenda – Wednesday, April 2nd M&E Reading Quiz Lie Detector Test Theories of Emotion

Notes Examples

Homework: Exam #4 FRIDAY

Can we detect a liar? 3 Volunteers will try to lie to the class. They can either take or not take a dollar

from an envelope & must successfully lie to us to keep the dollar & gain a candy bar (Woohoo! Extrinsic Motivators!)

They will enter the class at the same time & must answer any (reasonable) question that we ask of them to help us discern if they are lying or not.

Facial Expression of Emotion Paul Ekman (yellow sheet) had people from

different cultures identify various facial expressions & found they all responded similarly.

Ekman had the Fore Tribe in New Guinea match up photographs of facial expressions to events in stories. Same results as first study.

Some Facial Expressions are universal indicators of emotion.

http://www.cio.com/article/facial-expressions-test

James-Lange Theory Physiological experience comes first,

followed by emotion

Examples: We feel sad because we cry We feel happy because we smile

Cannon-Bard Theory Emotions and physiological experiences

happen at the same time as one another

Two-Factor Theory Emotions come AFTER the combination

of physical arousal and cognitive awareness

Agenda – Thursday, April 3rd Finish theories of emotions examples Facial Expressions

Article Importance

Practice FRQ Homework:

Exam #4 FRIDAY

Facial Expressions Forcing certain facial expressions can

lead to sincere emotions What theory is this?

Facial Expressions If someone smiles because everyone

around them smiles, and then they feel happy…what theory is this?

Facial Expressions If someone scowls and tells themselves

the situation they are in is stupid and beneath them, what theory is this?

Facial Expressions If someone smiles and feels

overwhelmingly happy at the same time, what theory is this?

Facial Expressions If someone grins from ear to ear but

tells themselves they are unhappy, what theory is this?

Emotions & the Body

The Brain

Limbic System (Amygdala)Recognizes facial expressions and

the appropriate emotion associated with that expression.

Right Hemisphere

Responsible for the Identification of

Emotions

The Autonomic Nervous System Parasympathetic

Nervous System(Slows Down body)

Sympathetic Nervous System(Speeds up body)

*Emotions alter the functioning of the ANS.*Polygraph Tests only measure changes in the ANS (Not valid!)

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Stimulussnake

Emotionfear

Physiological arousaltremblingincreased heart rate

James-Lange Theory of Emotion

Physiological Arousal and THEN Emotion Ex. We feel sad because we cry. Ex. We feel happy because we smile.

Problems: 1) Some Emotions have same physiological response. (Ex. Fear, Anger, & Sexual Arousal all Similar) 2) People can experience arousal w/o experiencing emotion. (Running) 3) Physiological responses happen to slow to cause emotion. 4) What about people with spinal cord injuries?

Emotions are the combination of physical arousal & a cognitive label.

When you are aroused, you look to your environment for an explanation of the arousal.

(If aroused while in a mob of protestors, you might label your arousal “Anger”) (If aroused at a concert, you might label your arousal “Excitement)

Cannon-Bard Theory of Emotion

Stimulussnake

Physiological arousaltremblingincreased heart rate

Emotionfear

The experience of emotion happens at the SAME TIME that physiological arousal happens.

One does NOT CAUSE the other.

Two-Factor (Schachter-Singer) Theory of Emotion

Stimulus

Cognitive interpretation“I feel afraid!”

Physiological arousaltremblingincreased heart rate Emotion

fear

Emotions are the combination of physical arousal & a cognitive label.

When you are aroused, you look to your environment for an explanation of the arousal.

(If aroused while in a mob of protestors, you might label your arousal “Anger”) (If aroused at a concert, you might label your arousal “Excitement)

TED Talks Ron Gutman: The hidden power of Smiling (7 Minutes) Barry Schwartz: Paradox of Choice (19 Minutes)