Physiological Arousal 3 COMPONENTS OF EMOTION Expressive Behaviors

Physiological Arousal 3 COMPONENTS OF EMOTION Expressive Behaviors Conscious Experience

Heart pounding FEAR Quickened, hurried Pace Interpreting and feeling fear

Physiological Arousal

Physiological Arousal Optimal level of arousal for difficult tasks = Low arousal Optimal level of arousal for easy tasks = High arousal

Physiological Arousal • Labels the innocent guilty more than it labels the guilty innocent. • Makes errors 25 -33% of the time. • Still used in businesses and government.

Non-Verbal Communication Expressive Behaviors Eyes: fear and anger Mouth: happiness Introverts: read emotions of others better Extroverts: easier to read emotions of an extrovert Women: express happiness easier than men Men: express anger easier than women Fake smile: longer duration, turned “on/off” more quickly Brain: good emotion detector when people are not trying to deceive

Expressive Behaviors

Gestures are different from culture to culture…are facial expressions? Expressive Behaviors • Disgust • Anger • Surprise • Fear • Sadness • Happiness

FEAR Conscious Experience Biological Factors Environmental Factors • Predisposition to certain fears (snakes vs. cars) • Personal Trauma (associations and learning situations) • Amygdala - associates emotions & situations and connects to brain response centers • Genetics • Observing fear in others

Conscious Experience

Causes Feel Good Consequences Do Good Subjective Well-Being Sense of Satisfaction High self-esteem Close friends Good marriage Happiness Religious faith Conscious Experience Influences - Prior experience Influences Others’ attainments Adaptation Level Phenomenon: Relative Deprivation Principle: Initial surge of happiness but then we adapt and require something better to give us happiness. The perception that one is worse off relative to those with whom one compares oneself.