What is pseudolistening? What is defensive listening? What is message overload? What is selective listening?
Chapter 7 Lecture/Recap
More than just feelings Internal feelings and feelings associated with a relationship “orients us to, and engages us with, what matters in our lives…” Can be experienced as a blend of emotions
Part of some scholars’ definition (e.g. Buzzanell & Turner, 2003; Tracy, 2005) Examples of Manufactured Feelings?
System #1 Valence Positive or negative feeling? Activity Action or Passivity? Examples Active-Negative: Fear Active-Positive: Excitement Passive-Negative: Depression Passive-Positive: Calmness System #2 Intensity Labeling emotions Examples Annoyance --- Anger ---- Rage
Dualism: polar opposites = totality of something; either-or Mind Body Mind: Reason Emotion Links between emotion, body, and reason? Emotions impact physical functions? Emotions help with reasoning
THE BIOLOGICAL THEORY OF EMOTION THE SOCIAL INTERACTION THEORY OF EMOTION Emotion = biological All people = same experiences w/ emotions Emotion and thought = separate Observable emotional expressions > meaning Affect of biology AND social factors What does a person do before, during, and after the emotion is felt/displayed? Others’ reactions impact feelings Emotions interrelated with cognitions Not universal Subjective meaning
Emotional Contagion Emotional Experience Emotional Communication Communicating Emotionally Emotional Effects
cZu1k Verbal Cues Often indirect cues Examples: sarcasm, rhetorical questions Nonverbal Cues Facial expressions among most common Also consider paralanguage Combinations of Cues
Movie Clip (Wedding Scene – Sex and the City) Application Exercise
Context Feeling rules Emoticons (for online environments) Meta-Emotion Culture The way cultures think about emotion The way cultures communicate emotion Gender and Sex Stereotypes attached to gender and sex Women/femininity = more expressive; agree? Influence of age
Bright side vs. Dark side Developing individual emotional skills Know your feelings Analyze the situation Own your feelings (I-messages) Reframing Empathize