1. 3 COMPONENTS OF EMOTION Physiological Arousal Expressive Behaviors
Conscious
Experience

2. FEAR Heart pounding Interpreting Quickened, and hurried feeling Pace

3. Physiological
Arousal

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

5. Labels the innocent guilty more than it labels the guilty innocent.
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.

6. Non-Verbal Communication
Expressive
Behaviors
Non-Verbal Communication
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

7. Expressive
Behaviors

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

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

10. Conscious
Experience

11. Conscious
Experience

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